Brian McLogan
How to find the zeros of an 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
How do you solve a perfect square trinomial
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
Simplifying a trigonometric expression by factoring out the GCF
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
Applying factoring to simplify my trigonometric expression
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
Learn how to solve a quadratic by completing the square with fraction
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 write the end behavior from a polynomial in factored form
π Learn how to determine the end behavior of the graph of a factored polynomial function. To do this we will first need to make sure we have a polynomial in standard form (i.e. we will expand all factored terms) with descending powers....
Brian McLogan
Completing the square to solve a quadratic with irrational solutions
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
Complete the square to write the equation from standard form to vertex form
π Learn how to write a quadratic equation from standard form to vertex form by completing the square. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. It is of the form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c. Given a...
Brian McLogan
Learning to simplify a rational expression
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
Brian McLogan
Given a Zero as a Fraction, Find the Remaining Zeros of the Polynomial
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial given one rational zero. 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 of a...
Brian McLogan
How to simplify a rational expressions
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial completely over real numbers
Learn how to factor higher order trinomials. 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. To factor an algebraic expression means to break...
Brian McLogan
How to apply transformations to graph the quadratic equation
π Learn how to graph quadratic equations in vertex form. A quadratic equation is an equation of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. The graph of a quadratic equation is in the shape of a parabola which can either...
Brian McLogan
Given different transformations, learn how to write the equation of a cubic function
π Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given rational zeros. Recall that 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...
Brian McLogan
Find all of the Zeros of a Polynomial by Factoring
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial. 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 of a polynomial are the values...
Brian McLogan
Factoring three terms with distributive property
π Learn how to factor polynomials by GCF. 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. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it...
Brian McLogan
Factoring out a GCF and then a prime polynomial
π Learn how to factor polynomials by GCF. 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. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it...
Brian McLogan
Apply Descartes rule of signs to a polynomial to find the roots
π Learn about Descartes' Rule of Signs. Descartes' rule of the sign is used to determine the number of positive and negative real zeros of a polynomial function. Knowing the number of positive and negative real zeros enables also to also...
Brian McLogan
Solve with difference of two cubes, find all the zeros, linear factors
π Learn how to find the zeroes of a polynomial equation/expression involving the sum/difference of two cubes. Given a polynomial having the sum of two cubes, the polynomial can be factored as follows: a^3 + b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2)....
Brian McLogan
solve a quadratic equation by completing the square using given steps
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
Understanding the vertex and translations of a quadratic
π Learn how to graph quadratic equations by completing the square. A quadratic equation is an equation of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. The graph of a quadratic equation is in the shape of a parabola which...
Brian McLogan
Using the remainder theorem and checking your answer with synthetic division
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...
Brian McLogan
Summary Simplifying rational expressions
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
Brian McLogan
Write the linear factorization and solve quadratic
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...