Brian McLogan
Find the solutions to a quadratic equation of a perfect square trinomial
๐Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring a perfect square trinomial. A perfect square trinomial quadratic equation is of the form y = x^2 +2cx + c^2, where c is a perfet square. There are couple of ways we can solve a...
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
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
Factor a trinomial by first factoring out the GCF
๐ 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
Zeros of Polynomials | Polynomials | Pre-Calculus
In this video we will cover how to determine the real zeros of a polynomial by factoring as well as writing the equation of a polynomial given the zeros and multiplicity. We will focus on factoring polynomials with two, three and four...
Brian McLogan
How to find the solutions of an quadratic equation - Free Math Help
In this video tutorial I show you how to factor a trinomial when a is greater than one. We do this by either guess and check or using the diamond to find two values that multiply to give us a *c and add to give us b. We then use those...
Brian McLogan
Factoring trinomials when a is greater than 1 then solving 2x^2 -6x +4 , -3x^2 -10x +8=0
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 when a is equal to two
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 factoring out common terms first
In this video tutorial I show you how to factor quadratics when a is equal to one. When factoring a trinomial we are writing it as a product of it's factors more commonly two binomials in my examples. There are a couple of ways to factor...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a trinomial when a is not one and there are no solutions
๐Learn 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 to factor a perfect square trinomial
๐Learn 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 factor a trinomial raised to the third power by factoring out an x first
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial trig identity
๐ 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 factor a trinomial of a trig identity
๐ 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
Factoring a quadratic by guess and check
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
Learn how to solve a rational equation and identify the extraneous solutions
๐ Learn how to solve rational equations. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. There are many ways to solve rational expressions, one...
Brian McLogan
Subtracting two rational expressions by converting them to an addition problem
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...
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Factoring Trinomials with a Leading Coefficient Other than 1
This video is a math lesson on factoring trinomials with a leading coefficient other than 1. The teacher explains six steps to follow, including finding the product of a and c and determining factors that add up to b. The steps are...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial when your middle and constant are negative
๐Learn 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
Factoring a trinomial using guess and check, 3w^2 + 14w + 8 = 0
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
How to factor 73 different examples
Need help with factoring? I show you how to factor 73 examples of quadratic trinomials to better improve your understanding of factoring. I keep it easy by only working through examples where a=1 and c is 1-12. By the end of the video...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to factor a trinomial by factoring it twice
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
Find the solutions to the given trinomial -3x^2 - 2x - 1 = 0
๐Learn 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...