14 videos in "Completing the Square"
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Completing the Square
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Completing the Square
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Completing the Square 1
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Completing the Square 2
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Completing the Square 3
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Completing the Square 4
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Completing the Square 5
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Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula 1
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Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula 2
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Solving by Completing the Square
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Factoring a Quadratic Equation using a Perfect Square
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Completing the Square
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Completing the Square of Two Functions
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Completing the Square by Factoring out -1
Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula 1
Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula 1
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Part of video series Completing the Square
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Part 6 of completing the square. This video shows how to derive the quadratic formula by completing the square, and has a song to remember the quadratic formula.
- What is the quadratic formula?
- Why does the quadratic formula work?
- How do you derive the quadratic formula by completing the square?
- How can you use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations?
- How do you solve 2x^2 - 3x - 7 using the quadratic formula?
- How do you solve a quadratic equation in the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 using the quadratic formula?
- What is the quadratic formula song?
- What is a song that goes along with the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel for the quadratic formula?
This video shows how to derive the quadratic formula by completing the square. Although this lesson may be confusing for students, it should serve as proof that the quadratic formula works and does the same thing as completing the square to solve a quadratic equation, but it is faster and easier to use. This is a great comprehensive video explaining how to arrive at the quadratic formula by completing the square.
