Explore the strategy of completing the square using algebra tiles as a visual model.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.[/i]
Describe the process of completing the square.
Explain how the phrase “complete the square” can be used to describe multiple aspects of this process.[br]
If we would like to add 1s to complete the square, we need to also add the same number of negative 1s. Explain why this is the case.
If the [math]x^2[/math] and [math]x[/math] terms are positive, can we complete the square with only negative constants?[br]