Brian McLogan
How to solve exponential equation by factoring
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Summary for solving a quadratic by the square root method
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the square root method. It is important to understand that not all quadratics have to be solved using factoring or quadratic formula. When we only have one variable but it is squared we can...
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Graphing Quadratic Functions and Determining Zeros
In this video, the teacher explains how to graph a quadratic function and determine its zeros. They demonstrate the process of substituting values into the quadratic equation, evaluating the exponents, and performing the necessary...
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Solving Exponential Equations Using Properties of Exponents
This video explains how to solve exponential equations by using the properties of exponents. It covers various examples and demonstrates different strategies to find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.
Brian McLogan
Product Rule 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
Learn how to multiply two numbers in scientific notation
👉 Learn how to multiply 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 a basic exponential equation
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
What do I need to know to condense logarithmic expressions
👉 Learn how to condense/expand 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...
Brian McLogan
Solving exponential equations using the 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
Learn how to multiply two numbers in scientific notation
👉 Learn how to multiply 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
Dividing rational expressions
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions by dividing its terms. Remember that dividing a fraction is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. When multiplying expressions, each individual term of the expression is multiplied to its like...
Brian McLogan
What is the degree and 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 the highest power (exponent) of the individual terms that make up the polynomial. For terms with more...
Brian McLogan
What is the product property of logarithms
👉 Learn about solving logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations involving logarithms. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first use our knowledge of logarithm laws/properties to express the terms in both sides of the...
Brian McLogan
Simplify rational expression using the rules of exponents
👉 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 Power to Product Rule 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
Solving an exponential equation with negative exponents
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations involving fractions. 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...
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Introduction to Exponents
In this video, students learn how to use exponents to write numerical expressions. The teacher explains that exponents are used to indicate the number of times a base number is repeated as a factor in multiplication. The video emphasizes...
Brian McLogan
What is the quotient rule of logarithms
👉 Learn about solving logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations involving logarithms. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first use our knowledge of logarithm laws/properties to express the terms in both sides of the...
Brian McLogan
Using inverse operations to help us solve exponential equations
👉 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
Solving exponential equations by using the natural log
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to expand a log expression using the rules of logarithms
👉 Learn how to expand logarithms using the product/quotient 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...
Brian McLogan
Solving a multi step inequality with distributive property
👉 Learn how to solve multi-step linear inequalities having parenthesis. An inequality is a statement in which one value is not equal to the other value. An inequality is linear when the highest exponent in its variable(s) is 1. (i.e....
Brian McLogan
Dividing two numbers in scientific notation then rewriting answer 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
Condensing and expanding using the product rule of exponents
👉 Learn how to condense/expand 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...