What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can write a quadratic in the form (x + a)² + b
- I can write a quadratic in the form a(x + b)² + c
Practise this topic
3 resourcesComplete the Square
a = 1 with even and odd b, then a > 1 and a < 0. Five difficulty levels, timed, click to reveal.
⬢ BlockbustersComplete the Square Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Complete the Square worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with multiple…
🧮 ToolVisual Proofs
Animated visual proofs of Pythagoras’ theorem, of the sums of integers, odd numbers, squares and cubes, and of key results in algebra, geometric series, trigonometry and inequalities. They play like Shape Formulas: drag the bar…
These are the pages for Writing in completed square form in the GCSE + AQA Level 2 Further Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Higher (1MA1), plus AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics (8365). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.