Brian McLogan
How to simplify roots with imaginary numbers and simplify complex numbers
👉 Learn how to simplify radical expressions. In this playlist we will explore simplifying radical expressions by prime factorization and rules of exponents. We will explore the square root, cube root as well as the fourth root of numbers...
Brian McLogan
Using one to one property with different bases to solve an exponential equation
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we isolate the exponential part of the equation. Then we take the log of both...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve an exponential function when it is negative
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations in base e. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. e is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828. e^x is a special type of exponential...
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Pre-Algebra 30 - Rational Exponents
Exponents can not only be integers and unit fractions. An exponent can be any rational number expressed as the quotient of two integers.
Brian McLogan
What is PEMDAS or GEMDAS
Definitions are very important to your understanding of why and how we use mathematical processes. Without understanding what a process or certain terms mean it is very hard to understand how or why to do something. That is why I want to...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to divide two numbers in scientific notation
👉 Learn how to divide numbers written in scientific notations. Scientific notation is a convenient way of writing very large or very small numbers. A number written in scientific notation is of the form a * 10^n where a is the first...
Brian McLogan
Solving an equation when they have the same base as an exponent
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations with the same base. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we make the base of both sides of the equation to be equal...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve an equation by taking the log on both sides
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we isolate the exponential part of the equation. Then we take the log of both...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to condense a two logarithmic expressions separated by subtraction
👉 Learn how to condense logarithmic expressions. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To condense logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to reduce logarithm expressions from the expanded...
Brian McLogan
Learn basics for solving an exponential equation by using one to one property
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we isolate the exponential part of the equation. Then we take the log of both...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a logarithmic expression by converting to exponential
👉 Learn how to solve logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations with logarithms in them. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first isolate the logarithm part of the equation. After we have isolated the logarithm part of...
Brian McLogan
Expanding logarithmic expressions
👉 Learn how to expand logarithms using the product/power rule. The product rule of logarithms states that the logarithm of a product to a given base is equivalent to the sum of the logarithms of the terms that make up the product to the...
Brian McLogan
How to use the power rule of exponents
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
Why does the division property of exponents work
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the quotient rule of exponents. The quotient rule of exponents states that the quotient of powers with a common base is equivalent to the power with the common base and an exponent which is the...
Brian McLogan
What is the quotient of powers of exponents
👉 Learn about the rules of exponents. An exponent is a number which a number is raised to, to produce a power. It is the number of times which a number will multiply itself in a power. There are several rules used in evaluating...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying using the power of product rule
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying an expression using power of product property
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
Simplify an expression by applying a negative power to power to product rule
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual...
Brian McLogan
How to Simplify an Expression Using Distributive Property - Math Tutorial
👉 Learn how to multiply polynomials. To multiply polynomials, we use the distributive property. The distributive property is essential for multiplying polynomials. The distributive property is the use of each term of one of the...
Brian McLogan
Applying the power rule of exponents to an expressions
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
Enter the classroom like a boss Leading coefficient of a polynomial
👉 Learn how to find the degree and the leading coefficient of a polynomial expression. The degree of a polynomial expression is the highest power (exponent) of the individual terms that make up the polynomial. For terms with more that...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating Log With a Radical Logarithm
👉 Learn how to evaluate logarithms with radicals. Recall that the logarithm of a number says a to the base of another number say b is a number say n which when raised as a power of b gives a. (i.e. log [base b] (a) = n means that b^n =...
Brian McLogan
How to the properties of exponents compare with logarithms
👉 Learn all about the properties of logarithms. The logarithm of a number say a to the base of another number say b is a number say n which when raised as a power of b gives a. (i.e. log [base b] (a) = n means that b^n = a). The...
Brian McLogan
How to simplify a radical expression by rationalizing the denominator
👉 Learn how to find the 4th root of rational expressions. To find the 4th root of a rational expression, we first express the rational expression as the 4th root of the numerator divided by the 4th root of the denominator. Next we...