Brian McLogan
How to use trig identities and cofunction to evaluate trig functions
👉 Learn how to evaluate trigonometric functions using trigonometric identities. Trigonometric identities are equalities that involve trigonometric functions. We will focus on the cofunction identities and even-odd identities. The...
Brian McLogan
How to use the unit circle to evaluate for cotangent when undefined
👉 Learn how to evaluate trigonometric functions of a given angle. Given an angle greater than 2pi in radians, to evaluate the trigonometric functions of the given angle, we first determine the smallest positive coterminal angle of the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing the Tangent Function with a Phase Shift
👉 Learn all about graphing trigonometric functions. In this playlist, we will explore how to graph the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, cosecant and secant function. We will explore the characteristics of each graph as well as how to...
Brian McLogan
Graphing the Secant Function with a Change in Period and Reflection
👉 Learn how to graph a secant function. To graph a secant function, we start with the cosine graph by first determining the amplitude (the maximum point on the graph), the period (the distance/time for a complete oscillation), the phase...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating for cosine using coterminal angles
👉 Learn how to evaluate trigonometric functions of a given angle. Given an angle greater than 2pi in radians, to evaluate the trigonometric functions of the given angle, we first determine the smallest positive coterminal angle of the...
Brian McLogan
Evaluate a trigonometric angle when given in degrees minutes seconds
👉 Learn how to evaluate trigonometric functions using a calculator. To evaluate the trigonometric functions using a calculator, we just punch the necessary buttons on the calculator to obtain the result. While this may seem simple, most...
Brian McLogan
How to determine all of the solutions between 0 and 2pi for tangent of a triple angle
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
How to use the subtraction of two angles
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to find all the solutions to a trigonometric equation
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Verifying trigonometric identities by multiplying two binomials
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to verify a trigonometric function by combining two rational expressions
👉 Learn how to verify rational trigonometric identities involving the addition and subtraction of terms. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the term on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the term on...
Brian McLogan
Use cofunction identities and trig identities to find the indicated trig functions
👉 Learn how to simplify basic trigonometric identities. To simplify basic trigonometric identities, it is usually more useful to convert all trigonometric functions to sine and cosine functions and then simplify. We will also explore the...
Brian McLogan
Understanding multiplying a trig function by it's reciprocal using identities
👉 Learn how to simplify trigonometric expressions by factoring, expansion, and re-grouping. To simplify a trigonometric identity means to reduce the identity to the simplest form it can take which may be a number or a simple...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying a trigonometric expression by converting to sines and cosines
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Learn the steps to dividing two trig functions
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the terms on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the terms on the right-hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Converting to sines and cosines to simplify my expression
👉 Learn how to simplify trigonometric expressions by factoring, expansion, and re-grouping. To simplify a trigonometric identity means to reduce the identity to the simplest form it can take which may be a number or a simple...
Brian McLogan
Master evaluating the six trig functions when given an equation and constraint
Master evaluating the six trig functions when given an equation and constraint
Brian McLogan
Master Evaluating the double angle for Sine, Cosine and Tagent, given an equation and constraint
Master Evaluating the double angle for Sine, Cosine and Tagent, given an equation and constraint
Brian McLogan
Using tangent to find the missing length of a triangle
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
What do I need to know for solving trigonometric equations
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
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Scalers and Vectors: Components of a vector
How do you break a vector down into components? How does cosine and sine help with vectors? Why break vectors into components? Scalers and Vectors, Part 3
Brian McLogan
How to determine the volume of a cone by finding the height first
👉 Learn how to find the volume and the surface area of a cone. A cone is a 3-dimensional object having a circular base and round surface converging at a single point called its vertex (or apex). The vertical distance from the circular...
Brian McLogan
Understand where the reciprocal and Quotient Identities come from
👉 Learn all about the different trigonometric identities and how they can be used to evaluate, verify, simplify and solve trigonometric equations. The identities discussed in this playlist will involve the quotient, reciprocal,...