alleryStart learning →To use completing the square, an equation must first be put into:
AVerbal form
BStandard form
CFactored form
DGraphical form
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Standard form
1. Completing the square has a required starting layout.
2. An equation may be presented as a product of factors.
3. The factors are multiplied out first.
4. Then the equation is put into the standard form to solve by completing the square.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Quadratic Equations', sections 10.1-10.5_
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