Completion Of Square

WHEN COEFFICIENT OF x2 = 1

y = x2 + 4x + 5

y = x2 + 4x                                + 5

y = x2 + 4x + (4/2)2                   + 5 - (4/2)2

y = x2 + 4x + (2)2                      + 5 - (2)2

y = (x + 2)(x + 2)                       + 5 - 4

y = (x + 2)2                                + 1

y = (x + 2)2 + 1

 
 
 
WHEN COEFFICIENT OF x2 IS NOT = 1

y = 2x2 + 4x + 3

y = 2[x2 + 2x + 1.5]

y = 2[x2 + 2x                             + 1.5]

y = 2[x2 + 2x + (2/2)2               + 1.5 - (2/2)2]

y = 2[x2 + 2x + 12                     + 1.5 - 12]

y = 2[x2 + 2x + 1                       + 1.5 - 1]

y = 2[(x + 1)(x + 1)                   + 1.5 -1]

y = 2[(x + 1)2                            + 0.5]

y = 2[(x + 1)2                            + 2[+ 0.5]

y = 2(x + 1)2                             + 1

y = 2(x + 1)2 + 1

 
 
 
WHEN THERE ARE TWO VARIABLES
eg Equation of a circle

x2 + 4x + y2 - 6y -12 = 0

x2 + 4x                          + y2 - 6y                          -12 = 0

x2 + 4x                          + y2 - 6y                                = +12

x2 + 4x + (4/2)2            + y2 - 6y + (-6/2)2                 = +12 + (4/2)2 + (-6/2)2 

x2 + 4x + (2)2                + y2 - 6y + (-3))2                  = +12 + (2)2 + (-3)2

x2 + 4x + (2)2                + y2 - 6y + (-3))2                  = +12 + 4 + 9

(x + 2)2                          + (x - 3)2                                = 25

(x + 2)2                          + (x - 3)2                                = 52

(x + 2)2 + (x - 3)2 = 52

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