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1. Prior Knowledge
2 questions
2. Worked Example
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3. Fluency
3 questions
4. Standard Practice
3 questions
5. Problem Solving
2 questions

GCSE • Year 10 • Edexcel • Mixed

AlgebraQuadraticsCompleting the Square

Prior Knowledge

[2 marks]
  1. 1.

    Expand (x + 2)⁠(x + 3).

    (1)
    Answer: x² + 5x + 6
  2. 2.

    Expand (x - 4)⁠(x + 1).

    (1)
    Answer: x² - 3x - 4

Fluency

[3 marks]
  1. 3.

    Rewrite x² + 6x + 5 in completed square form.

    (1)
    Answer: (x + 3)² - 4
  2. 4.

    Rewrite x² - 8x + 3 in completed square form.

    (1)
    Answer: (x - 4)² - 13
  1. 5.

    Rewrite x² + 10x + 7 in completed square form.

    (1)
    Answer: (x + 5)² - 18

Standard Practice

[6 marks]
  1. 6.

    Solve x² + 6x + 2 = 0 by completing the square.

    (2)
    Answer: x = -3 ± √7
  2. 7.

    Solve x² - 4x - 1 = 0 by completing the square.

    (2)
    Answer: x = 2 ± √5
  1. 8.

    Find the turning point of y = x² + 4x + 1.

    (2)
    Answer: (-2, -3)

Problem Solving

[6 marks]
  1. 9.

    Find the minimum value of y = x² - 6x + 11 by completing the square.

    (3)
    Answer: Minimum value is 2
  1. 10.

    A quadratic is given by y = x² + 8x + 10. Find its turning point.

    (3)
    Answer: (-4, -6)