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| 9 Exercises - Grade E - A |
| Each lesson is meant to take 1-2 classroom sessions |
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Paulina's birthday is this weekend and her parents have hidden her gifts in a trunk. She can have them early if she can open the combination lock on the truck. Her parents gave her the clues to help her find the combination, and she has figured out all but the final two digits.
Split into factors
Commutative Property of Multiplication
a2+2ab+b2=(a+b)2
In the following applet, use the method of completing the square to determine the value of c that makes the given expression a perfect square trinomial. Round to 2 decimal places if needed.
The most useful application of completing the square is that it can be extended to solve quadratic equations. However, some additional steps need to be taken when using this method to solve equations.
Split into factors
Factor out 2
LHS/2=RHS/2
LHS−2=RHS−2
Split into factors
a2+2ab+b2=(a+b)2
Finally, the resulting equations of the previous step need to be solved. These solutions will also be solutions to the original equation.
x+3=±7 | ||
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Write as two equations | x+3=7 | x+3=-7 |
Solve for x | x=-3+7 | x=-3−7 |
Therefore, the solutions of the given equation are x=-3+7 and x=-3−7.
While Paulina thinks about finding the missing digits of the combination lock, her older brother, Vincenzo, and her parents are setting up a rectangular pool for her birthday party. The pool will be in the backyard and will cover an area of 768 square feet. Additionally, they want the length of the pool to be 32 feet longer than the width.
Answer the following questions to help Vincenzo and his parents find the dimensions they should use for the pool.
Split into factors
a2+2ab+b2=(a+b)2
Calculate power
Add terms
x+16=±32 | |
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x+16=32 | x+16=-32 |
x=16 | x=-48 |
At Paulina's birthday party, there will be a lemonade dispenser that automatically fills people's glasses. The dispenser has a capacity of 40 liters and it is expected to be emptied after 60 minutes. The dispenser must be refilled when there is only one liter of lemonade left in it in order for the automatic filling function to work.
Substitute 1 into the equation for V and solve it by completing the square.
LHS+552=RHS+552
Split into factors
a2−2ab+b2=(a−b)2
LHS=RHS
Calculate root
a2=a
LHS+55=RHS+55
Dominika and Heichi built a small rocket for Paulina's birthday party. They all excitedly decide to launch it at the end of her birthday party.
The rocket has an initial vertical velocity of 32 feet per second. Additionally, the rocket will be launched from a height of 12 feet above the ground. The following quadratic equation describes the height of the rocket, where t is the time in seconds.No, see solution.
The square of a real number cannot be negative.
LHS−12=RHS−12
LHS⋅(-1)=RHS⋅(-1)
Distribute (-1)
(-a)(-b)=a⋅b
a(-b)=-a⋅b
a+(-b)=a−b
Split into factors
Factor out 16
LHS/16=RHS/16
Put minus sign in front of fraction
A⋅Aa=a
LHS+1=RHS+1
a2−2ab+b2=(a−b)2
Add terms
x+1=±5 | |
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x+1=5 | x+1=-5 |
x=4 | x=-6 |
There are two solutions for the equation. However, since the combination lock does not include negative numbers, only 4 makes sense. Therefore, the second to last number of the code is 4.
Observing the expressions, it seems they are perfect square trinomial. To verify this, we will calculate the square of half of the value of the coefficient of the linear term, ( b2)^2. Let's calculate it for the first expression. m^2+ 3/2m+9/16 In this case, b= 32.
Following a similar fashion, we can calculate ( b2)^2 for the remaining expressions.
Expression | (b/2)^2 | |
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A | m^2+3/2m+ 9/16 | (32/2)^2= 9/16 |
B | m^2-3m+ 9/4 | (-3/2)^2= 9/4 |
C | m^2+4m+ 4 | (4/2)^2= 4 |
D | m^2+2/3m+2/9 | (23/2)^2=1/9 |
From the table, we can see that for the cases of A, B, and C, the term ( b2)^2 is equal to the constant term c. This means that expressions A, B, and C can all be written as perfect squares and D cannot. Therefore, expression D does not belong to the group.
The sides of a rectangle are x−1 and x+2.
The area of a rectangle is the product of its length l and its width w. A=l w In this case, the given rectangle has a width of x-1 and its length is x+2. Substituting these expressions into the formula will give us an expression for the area of the given rectangle.
We are told that the area of the rectangle is 13.75 square centimeters. We will substitute 13.75 for A into the equation found previously.
Solving this equation will give us the possible values for x. Note that the expression is already in the form x^2+bx=c. This means we can solve the equation by completing the square. To do so, we need to add ( b2)^2 to both sides of the equation. In this case, b= 1. b= 1 ⇒ (b/2)^2=(1/2)^2 Let's now add this value to both sides of the equation.
We can now take the square root to both sides of the equation to obtain two linear equations whose solutions are also solutions to the quadratic equation.
Using the positive and negative signs will give us the possible values for x.
x=-0.5±4 | ||
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x=-0.5+4 | x=-0.5-4 | |
x=3.5 | x=-4.5 |
We have found the possible values for x. Since a length cannot be negative, only x=3.5 makes sense in this context. Therefore, the value of x is 3.5 centimeters.
A farmer is putting up fencing around a rectangular area for his garden. He plans to enclose the garden using fencing on three sides. The farmer has budgeted enough money for 67 ft of fencing material and would like to make a garden with an area of 560 ft2.
The farmer plans to enclose the garden using fencing on three sides. Let w be the width and l the length of the garden. We know that the budget is enough to buy 67ft of fencing. This means 67 should equal two times w plus l. 2w+l= 67 We will isolate l to get an expression for the length of the garden in terms of w. 2w+l=67 ⇔ l=67-2w
We are told that the area of the garden should equal 560ft^2. Consider that the area of a rectangle is equal to its width times its length. This means we need to equate the product of w and l to 560. 560=w*l Previously, we have found that l=67-2w. We can substitute this expression into the equation for the area of the garden and then solve for w.
We have found a quadratic equation and we will now solve it by completing the square. Let's divide both sides of the equation by -2 to write it in the form x^2+bx=c.
In a quadratic expression, b is the coefficient of the linear term. We will calculate the missing term ( b2 )^2 needed to complete the square. In this case, b=- 672.
Next, we will add this term to both sides of our equation. Then we will factor the resulting perfect square trinomial.
The solutions for this equation are w= 674± 34. Let's separate them into the positive and negative cases.
w= 674± 34 | |
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w_1=67/4+ 3/4 | w_2=67/4- 3/4 |
w_1=17.5 | w_2=16 |
We have two solutions to the equation. The options for the width of the garden are 17.5ft or 16ft.
We have found that the length of the garden is given by l=67-2w. Additionally, the options for the width are 17.5ft and 16ft. Let's substitute these values into the expression for the length to find the possible lengths for the garden.
w | 67-2w | l= 67-2w |
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w_1= 17.5 | 67-2* 17.5 | l=32 |
w_2= 16 | 67- 2* 16 | l=35 |
The length of the garden will be 32ft if the width is 17.5ft and 35ft if the width is 16ft.