Instructional Video1:51
Brian McLogan

Given a circle on a graph learn to write the equation of the circle

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a circle. A circle is a closed shape such that all points are equidistance (equal distance) from a fixed point. The fixed point is called the center of the circle while the distance between any point of...
Instructional Video7:11
Brian McLogan

What are the basics for the parent graph of tangent

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn the basics of graphing a tangent and a cotangent function. To plot the tangent and the cotangent graph we choose a set of points and form a table of values with which we plot the points on the x-y coordinate axis to obtain the...
Instructional Video2:43
Brian McLogan

Learn how to evaluate the three trig functions given a trig equation and constraint

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions given the value of one of the trigonometric functions. When given the value of one of the trigonometric functions of an angle, we can evaluate the values of the other trigonometric...
Instructional Video4:23
Brian McLogan

Learn how to evaluate the six trig functions given an equation and constraint

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions given some constraints. When given the value of one trigonometric function, we can use a right triangle with one of its legs on the x-axis and the other leg, perpendicular to the...
Instructional Video1:13
Brian McLogan

Write sum and difference formula for tangent as one trig function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write a given sum or difference of two angles formula expression as a single sum/difference of angles trigonometric function. To do this, we first identify the trigonometric function for which its sum/difference formula is...
Instructional Video5:04
Brian McLogan

Using the addition of two angles and tangent

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the tangent of an angle in degrees using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Instructional Video5:19
Brian McLogan

Addition and subtraction and use fundamental identities

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction. To simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction, first, we find the LCM of the denominators which most time is the product of the terms in...
Instructional Video2:09
Brian McLogan

Half angle of tangent given an angle

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the Sine of an angle using the half-angle formula. The half-angle formula for Sine is helpful when you need to determine the exact value of function given an angle but cannot use a calculator or the angle is not...
Instructional Video5:43
Brian McLogan

Exam Review Solve word problem with changing angle

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to solve the word problems with trigonometry. Word problems involving angles, including but not limited to: bearings, angle of elevations and depressions, triangles problems etc are solved using trigonometry. To be able to...
Instructional Video18:51
Brian McLogan

Master Verifying trigonometric identities with rational expressions

12th - Higher Ed
Master Verifying trigonometric identities with rational expressions
Instructional Video1:01
Brian McLogan

What is the tangent function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn all about the trigonometry of right triangles. A right triangle is a triangle that has 90 degrees as one of its angles. The trigonometric identities of right triangles give us the relationship between the angles of a right...
Instructional Video2:21
Brian McLogan

How to use the tangent function to find the missing opposite side of a triangle

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find a missing side length of a right triangle. A right triangle is a triangle that has 90 degrees as one of its angles. The trigonometric identities of right triangles give us the relationship between the angles of a...
Instructional Video4:03
Brian McLogan

How to apply sine to find the missing side of a triangle

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find a missing side length of a right triangle. A right triangle is a triangle that has 90 degrees as one of its angles. The trigonometric identities of right triangles give us the relationship between the angles of a...
Instructional Video1:21
Brian McLogan

What is the difference between a secant and tangent line

12th - Higher Ed
Learn the essential definitions of the parts of a circle. A secant line to a circle is a line that crosses exactly two points on the circle while a tangent line to a circle is a line that touches exactly one point on the circle. A chord...
Instructional Video3:30
Brian McLogan

Learn to find the missing angle outside of a circle with a secant and tangent line

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to solve problems with secant lines. A secant line is a line that intersects a circle at exactly 2 points in contrast to a tangent line which is a line that touches a circle at exactly one point. When two secant lines...
Instructional Video2:08
Brian McLogan

Given a line tangent to a circle find the value of x

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to solve problems with tangent line. A tangent line to a circle is a line that touches the circle at exactly one point. The tangent line to a circle makes a right angle with the radius of the circle at the point of its...
Instructional Video2:44
Brian McLogan

How to find the height of a tree given the angle of elevation

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to solve the word problems with trigonometry. Word problems involving angles, including but not limited to: bearings, angle of elevations and depressions, triangles problems etc are solved using trigonometry. To be able to...
Instructional Video2:34
Brian McLogan

Rewriting a number in radians in degrees using the conversion ratio

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to convert angles from radians to degrees. Recall that pi radians is equivalent to 180 degrees. Thus, when given an angle in radians, to convert the angle to degrees we multiply the given angle radians by the ratio 180/pi.
Instructional Video3:40
Brian McLogan

Evaluate the six trigonometric functions for the given real number

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions of a given angle. When given an angle we locate the angle on the unit circle. Then using the coordinate of the terminal side of the angle on the unit circle and the definitions of...
Instructional Video4:37
Brian McLogan

Evaluate for your six trig functions given an angle on the x axis

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions of a given angle. When given an angle we locate the angle on the unit circle. Then using the coordinate of the terminal side of the angle on the unit circle and the definitions of...
Instructional Video2:59
Brian McLogan

SAT ACT Prep What is the area of the shaded region

12th - Higher Ed
SAT ACT Prep What is the area of the shaded region
Instructional Video6:03
Brian McLogan

Use two triangles to evaluate the tangent sum formula

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the secant of the sum or difference of two angles using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first use the Pythagoras theorem to obtain all the sides of the right triangle in the unit circle. Recall that...
Instructional Video6:06
Brian McLogan

Learn how to find the exact value of an angle using sum formula for tangent

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate the tangent of an angle in degrees using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Instructional Video2:40
Brian McLogan

Learn how to verify an identify by distributive property

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities by expanding the trigonometric expressions. When the given trigonometric expressions involve multiplications with more than one term in parenthesis, we start by expanding the expressions...