Lesson 14

Rewriting Quadratic Expressions

  • Let’s practice rewriting quadratic expressions

14.1: Writing Quadratics in Standard Form

Use the given information to write a quadratic expression in standard form.

  • a=k^2
  • b=2k\boldcdot m
  • c=m^2
  1. k = 1, m = 3
  2. k=2, m= 3
  3. k=2, m=4
  4. k = 3, m = 5

14.2: Practice Writing Expressions in Standard Form

In their math class, Priya and Tyler are asked to rewrite (5x+2)(x-3) into standard form.

Priya likes to use diagrams to rewrite expressions like these, so her work looks like this. 

x -3
5x 5x^2 \text-15x
2 2x -6

5x^2 - 15x + 2x - 6

5x^2 -13x - 6

Tyler likes to use the distributive property to rewrite expressions like these, so his work looks like this.

5x(x-3) + 2(x-3)

5x^2 - 15x + 2x - 6

5x^2 - 13x - 6

Use either of these methods or another method you prefer to rewrite these expressions into standard form.

  1. (2x+1)(2x-3)
  2. (4x - 1)(\frac{1}{2}x - 3)
  3. (3x-5)^2
  4. (2x+1)^2

14.3: Find the Values

For each question, find the value of k and m then determine the value of m^2.

    • k > 0
    • k^2 = 100
    • 2km = 40
    • k < 0
    • k^2 = 9
    • 2km = 30
    • k < 0
    • k^2 = 16
    • 2km = \text{-}40
    • k > 0
    • k^2 = 4
    • 2km = \text{-}28
    • k > 0
    • k^2 = 49
    • 2km = 14
    • k > 0
    • k^2 = 0.25
    • 2km = 12

Summary