Drexel dragonThe Math ForumDonate to the Math Forum


Math Forum
 Ask Dr. Math
 Discussions
 Internet Newsletter
 MathTools
 Problems of the Week
 Teacher2Teacher
 Teacher Exchange
 Workshops

Search All of the Math Forum:
Browse our Internet Mathematics Library

Views expressed in these public forums are not endorsed by NCTM or The Math Forum.


Math Forum » Discussions » Math Topics » alt.algebra.help.independent

Topic: Completing a square
Replies: 4   Last Post: Jun 23, 2008 3:00 PM

Advanced Search
Reply to this Topic Reply to this Topic

Back to Topic List Back to Topic List Jump to Tree View Jump to Tree View   Messages: [ Previous | Next ]
G.E. Ivey

Posts: 3,857
Registered: 12/3/04
Re: Completing a square
Posted: May 2, 2008 4:43 PM
  Click to see the message monospaced in plain text Plain Text   Click to reply to this topic Reply

Another interpretation of your question is "If you have a perfect square, did it necessarily come from "completing the square" but I am sure you understand the answer to that is "no". There are many ways "perfect squares" can appear in problems.

Point your RSS reader here for a feed of the latest messages in this topic.

[Privacy Policy] [Terms of Use]

© The Math Forum at NCTM 1994-2016. All Rights Reserved.