Brian McLogan
How to determine when a graph is increasing and decreasing
👉 Learn how to determine increasing/decreasing intervals. There are many ways in which we can determine whether a function is increasing or decreasing but we will focus on determining increasing/decreasing from the graph of the function....
Brian McLogan
What is the domain of sine and cosine graph
👉 Learn the basics to graphing sine and cosine functions. The sine graph is a sinusiodal graph with x-intercepts at x = 2n*pi, maximun value of 1 at x = pi/2 + 2n*pi and minimum value of -1 at x = -pi/2 + 2n*pi. The cosine graph is a...
Brian McLogan
Divide a linear equation by a quadratic to determine the domain
👉 Learn how to divide two functions. We will explore the division of linear, quadratic, rational, and radical functions. To divide two functions, we simply algebraically divide the rules (contents) of the two functions. We will then...
Brian McLogan
How to graph a rational function using solution points
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a rational function with a trinomial as the denominator
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Brian McLogan
Graphing logarithmic equations
👉 Learn all about graphing natural logarithmic functions. A logarithmic function is a function with logarithms in them. A natural logarithmic function (ln function) is a logarithmic function to the base of e. The graph of the parent...
Brian McLogan
How to find the inverse of a linear equation domain and range
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a linear function. A linear function is a function whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 1. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the original function. One...
Brian McLogan
How to determine end behavior of a polynomial using leading coefficient test
👉 Learn how to determine the end behavior of the graph of a polynomial function. To do this we will first need to make sure we have the polynomial in standard form with descending powers. We will then identify the leading terms so that...
Brian McLogan
How to Compose Two Functions and then Determine the Domain, Rational and Radical
Learn how to compose two functions where one is a rational function and the other is a radical function. To compose two functions means to express one of the functions as a function of the other function. This is done by replacing the...
Brian McLogan
Master adding subtracting multiplying and dividing rational and radical functions
Master adding subtracting multiplying and dividing rational and radical functions
Brian McLogan
Determine the domain and range from a graph
Learn how to determine the domain and range of a function given the graph of the function. Since the domain of a function is the set of all x-values we will want to identify how far left the graph goes as well as how far right to...
Brian McLogan
The difference between vertical shift and horizontal compression
The difference between vertical shift and horizontal compression
Brian McLogan
Dividing two functions so that we can determine the domain
👉 Learn how to divide two functions. We will explore the division of linear, quadratic, rational, and radical functions. To divide two functions, we simply algebraically divide the rules (contents) of the two functions. We will then...
Brian McLogan
What is the period, frequency and amplitude of sine and cosine graphs
👉 Learn the basics to graphing sine and cosine functions. The sine graph is a sinusiodal graph with x-intercepts at x = 2n*pi, maximun value of 1 at x = pi/2 + 2n*pi and minimum value of -1 at x = -pi/2 + 2n*pi. The cosine graph is a...
Brian McLogan
Find the domain and range using the inverse of the square root function
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a function. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the original function. One important property of the inverse of a function is that when the inverse of a function is...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the end behavior from the product of factors
👉 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
Find inverse of a rational equation then determine domain and range
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a rational function. A rational function is a function that has an expression in the numerator and the denominator of the function. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of...
Brian McLogan
Inverse of a quadratic function with domain restriction
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a quadratic function. A quadratic function is a function whose highest exponent in the variable(s) of the function is 2. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the...
Brian McLogan
Writing the end behavior of a polynomial using limits
👉 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
Learn how to graph the exponential function with reflection about y-axis
👉 Learn how to graph exponential functions involving vertical shift. An exponential function is a function that increases rapidly as the value of x increases. To graph an exponential function, it is usually very useful to make the table...
Brian McLogan
Identify the transformations and graph logarithmic function
👉 Learn all about graphing logarithmic functions. A logarithmic function is a function with logarithms in them. The graph of the parent function of a logarithmic function usually takes its domain from the positive x-axis. To graph a...