Brian McLogan
Learn to describe and solve for the zeros using completing the square
π Learn how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square. When solving a quadratic equation by completing the square, we first take the constant term to the other side of the equation and create a perfect square trinomial with...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to subtract two rational equations when the denominators are trinomials
Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with trinomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the numerator while we keep the denominator...
Brian McLogan
Learn the basics for subtracting two rational expression by finding the LCM
Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with monomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the numerator while we keep the denominator...
Brian McLogan
How to divide two polynomials using long division
π Learn how to divide polynomials by quadratic divisors using the long division algorithm. Before dividing a polynomial, it is usually important to arrange the divisor in the descending order of powers of the variable(s). To divide a...
Brian McLogan
How to determine if a factor is a factor of a polynomial using factor theorem
π Learn about and how to apply the remainder and factor theorem. The remainder theorem states that f(a) is the remainder when the polynomial f(x) is divided by x - a. Thus, given a polynomial, f(x), which is to be divided by a linear...
Math Fortress
Calculus II: Trigonometric Integrals (Level 7 of 7)
This video concludes the methods for solving trigonometric integrals that contain combinations of sine and cosine. This video covers 4 challenging examples that require the use of different trigonometric identities, multiplying by the...
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Mentally Factor a Trinomial
πLearn how to factor quadratics when the coefficient of the term with a squared variable is not 1. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression. To...
Brian McLogan
How to solve using the difference of two squares with fractions
πLearn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring the difference of two squares. We can identify the difference of two squares but looking for binomials that have square terms. Difference of two square quadratic equations is of the...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial
πLearn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Finding the x intercepts of a quadratic equation - Free Math Help
πLearn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring. We will focus on factoring special techniques such as the zero product property, difference of two squares, box method and guess and check. Once we have factored the quadratic...
Brian McLogan
Factoring out a GCF then factoring using various methods
we find two factors of the product of the constant term (the term with no variable) and the coefficient of the squared variable whose sum gives the linear term. These factors are now placed in separate brackets with x to form the factors...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a trinomial by first factoring out a negative 1
πLearn how to factor quadratics when the coefficient of the term with a squared variable is not 1. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression. To...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a GCF then a prime trinomial
πLearn how to factor quadratics when the coefficient of the term with a squared variable is not 1. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression. To...
Brian McLogan
Easiest way to factor a perfect square trinomial
πLearn how to factor perfect square trinomials. Perfect square trinomials are formed when binomials are multiplied by themselves. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to...
Brian McLogan
How to identify when it is a hole or a fake hole
How to identify when it is a hole or a fake hole
Brian McLogan
Learn how to factor and solve a trigonometric equation
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations by factoring out the GCF. When solving trigonometric equations involving the multiples of the same trigonometric function. It is very useful to collect similar trigonometric functions together...
Brian McLogan
How do you simplify a trigonometric function by factoring
π Learn how to simplify identities by factoring. Just like in normal algebraic expressions, trigonometric identities can be simplified by factoring out the GCFs from the terms of the identities, then common trigonometric identities like...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a trigonometric equation by factoring
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Learn the basics of how to factor a trinomial without doing a problem
πLearn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Combining rational expression with like denominators
Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with monomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the numerator while we keep the denominator...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find all the possible rational zeros of a polynomial
π Learn how to use the Rational Zero Test on Polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test or Rational Root test provide us with a list of all possible real Zeros in polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test can be helpful to find all the...
Brian McLogan
Learn to Find All of the Zeros of a Polynomail Using Synthetic Division
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial that cannot be easily factored. A polynomial is an expression of the form ax^n + bx^(n-1) + . . . + k, where a, b, and k are constants and the exponents are positive integers. The zeros...
Brian McLogan
How to write the linear factorization from the quadratic formula
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial that cannot be easily factored. A polynomial is an expression of the form ax^n + bx^(n-1) + . . . + k, where a, b, and k are constants and the exponents are positive integers. The zeros...
Brian McLogan
How to divide a trinomial into a polynomial using long division
π Learn how to divide polynomials by quadratic divisors using the long division algorithm. Before dividing a polynomial, it is usually important to arrange the divisor in the descending order of powers of the variable(s). To divide a...