Completing the Square

Completing the square visualization that is not algebra tiles. Instead, we relate the parabola to the perfect square trinomial "parent function". Students have opportunity to conjecture that perfect square can be found on the same axis of symmetry. And that the vertical shift is easy to find after that.

 

Scott Farrar

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
complete  parabola  quadratic  square  the 
Target Group (Age)
11 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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