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What Is the Distance Formula?
Find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. How is that done? Let's take a look at the distance formula. What's the distance formula? Well, it's a form of the Pythagorean Theorem. How? Watch the instructor diagram and...
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How Do You Find the Axis of Symmetry for a Quadratic Function?
Short and simple. X equals negative b divided by two(a) is the formula used to find the axis of symmetry. If the quadratic equation is in standard form, identify the values for a, b, and c and plug the values into the formula. Do the...
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How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have the Slope and the Y-Intercept?
If you are given the value for slope (m), and the value for the intercept (b), all you need to do is remember what the slope-intercept form looks like. Y=mx+b. Then you just have to plug the given values into the slope-intercept line of...
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How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Point-Slope Form If You Have Two Points?
Given two points on a line, write an equation in point-slope form. But what's the slope? Oh, you have to figure out the slope first. That can be done given two points. Just use the rise over run slope formula. This isn't so hard after...
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What's the Direct Variation or Direct Proportionality Formula?
Direct variation? Constant of variation? Constant of proportionality? Two variables related? If one variable changes what happens to the other variable? What do all these terms have to do with each other? Watch this video as the...
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What is a Literal Equation?
Have you ever heard of a literal equation? You might already know of a few! As this video explains, literal equations have multiple variables that often represent known values. Watch the video to learn more!
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How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have the Slope and the Y-Intercept?
If you are given the value for slope (m), and the value for the intercept (b), all you need to do is remember what the slope-intercept form looks like. Y=mx+b. Then you just have to plug the given values into the slope-intercept line of...
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What is the Formula for the Volume of a Cone?
All you need are a few values to find the the volume of a cone! Watch an informative math video that guides learners through the formula needed, as well as the relationship between the cone's volume and the volume of other...
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Sphere?
The formula for the volume of a sphere is - volume equals four thirds pi times the radius cubed. That's a mouth-full. But if you are given the radius value of the sphere, all you have to do is plug it in and do the arithmetic. Just...
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How Do You Find the Area of a Sector of a Circle?
How do you find the area of a sector of a circle? Use the formula of course. Then all you have to do is plug in the given values and do the math. Make sure you are following the rules of order of operation. The instructor will walk you...
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Box Whose Sides are Monomials?
Length times width times height. Yes, the formula for the volume of a rectangular shape. But the values are monomials. Use the knowledge you have to multiply the monomials and then write it in simplest form.
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What is the Formula for the Volume of a Prism?
Is prism just another mathematical term for a solid? It must be since this lesson is about volume. The teacher illustrates and explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism and also how to find the volume of a triangular prism....
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle?
The teacher explains how the formula for a triangle was determined. It is related to a parallelogram. What? The formula for the area of a triangle is derived from the area of a parallelogram? Seeing is believing, so watch this video to...
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How Do You Find the Area of a Rectangle Whose Sides are Binomials?
The teachers uses a diagram to set up her initial equation to reflect the changes being made to a garden plot. She has a good explanation of how she got her equation. Then she works through the steps to solve the equation.
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How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Point-Slope Form and Standard Form If You Have Two Points?
There are a lot of steps in this problem. But just like walking up a flight of stairs, you should take one step at a time, so too in the solving of this problem. The instructor explains each step and what to do to move to the next one.
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What Does Direct Variation Look Like on a Graph?
In a graph of a direct variation, the line must pass through the origin, (0,0). See the teacher illustrate what that looks like on a graph.
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Rectangle?
Area=Length x Width. Locate the value of the length of the rectangle and locate the given width and plug them in to solve. Don't forget to include the units and multiply them too.
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How Do You Find the Area of a Rectangle?
Area=length x width. Locate the value of the length of the rectangle and locate the given width and plug them in to solve. Don't forget to include the units and multiply them too. This three-minute video can be watched at home to review...
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How Do You Find the Length of a Rectangle if You Know its Width and Area?
Learn how to use the formula for area to solve a problem about a rectangle. The demonstrator shows how to plug in the known values of a rectangle, and then how to use the formula for area to solve for the variable in question.
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What's the Formula for the Perimeter of a Rectangle?
Discover how to find the algebraic formula for the perimeter of a rectangle through this tutorial. Your algebra learners will be guided towards the thinking steps around this concept. After showing the video, invite your class to model...
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What's the Formula for the Square of a Difference?
The Difference Between Two Squares is an algebraic expression where two terms are perfect squares and one is negative. In this clip the Algebra teacher uses the FOIL method to factor a difference between two squares and prove the equation.
Krista King Math
Multivariable Equations
Build fluency with manipulating equations with a video lesson that demonstrates the process of solving for different variables within an equation. The instructor shows three examples with a different variable isolated in each, which...
Krista King Math
Simple Equations with Subscripts
Examine formulas that utilize subscripts with a video tutorial that explains the process of substitution within a formula and then solving for an unknown. The instructor makes a connection between the formula that uses subscripts and one...
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MTEL Math Practice Test: 16-19
Providing quick lessons on lattice multiplication algorithms and inequalities, Sal takes viewers through problems 16-19 on the MTEL Practice Math Test. His calm and knowledgeable narration and easy-to-read annotations of each problem...