Parabolas Ep. 11 - Steps to Completing the Square - 13:32

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Jan 26, 2009Education

KEY CONCEPTS: Completing the Square involves converting a quadratic function from STANDARD FORM into a VERTEX FORM. Steps: 1. Group the x's together and keep the constant (c-value) off to the side. 2. Factor the a-value...

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