1.
Find the value of
c
that makes
x
2
+ 16
x
+
c
a perfect square.
A.
-64
B.
8
C.
16
D.
64
Hint
2.
Solve
a
2
-
a
- 20 = 0 by completing the square.
A.
B.
-4, 5
C.
D.
-5, 4
Hint
3.
Solve 2
z
2
+
z
- 4 = 0 by completing the square.
A.
B.
C.
-2, 1
D.
Hint
4.
Solve
x
2
– 8
x
+ 16 = 13 by taking the square root of each side.
A.
-4
B.
2
C.
-2
D.
4
Hint
5.
When using a quadratic equation of the form
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
= 0 to find distances, what should always be ignored?
A.
any positive solution
B.
any solution if
is negative
C.
any negative solution
D.
any solution if
a
is negative
Hint