Brian McLogan
Evaluate for a point using your six trig functions
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to simplify a trigonometric expression by factoring by grouping
👉 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
Learn to sketch the graph of a function and it's inverse given a table of values
👉 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
10% Students Solve This Trig Equation Wrong (Including me!)
Once you have a solid idea for how to solve trigonometric equations it is time for a challenge. A problem that will test you knowledge and ability to apply algebraic concepts to trigonometric equations. This problem does exactly that.
Brian McLogan
Pre-Calculus - Simplify expressions using fundamental identities, tanx . cscx
In this video series I show you how to simplify trigonometric expressions by using identities. Trigonometric identities help us transform expressions so that we can simplify an expression to a singular term. We will apply reciprocal,...
Brian McLogan
Master Solving for all of the solutions for trigonometric equations using inverse operations
Master Solving for all of the solutions for trigonometric equations using inverse operations
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 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
Math tutorial for simplifying trigonometric expressions
👉 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
Converting to sines and cosines to verify my trig identity
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. 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 the right hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Solving a trigonometric equation with half 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
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...
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
Learn to solve multiple angles in trigonometry
👉 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
Verify the identity using sum and difference formula
👉 Learn how to verify the sum and difference of two angles trigonometric identities using the sum/difference formulas. To verify an identity means to ascertain that the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand side of the equality sign....
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
how to verify a trigonometric identity with sum formula of two angles
👉 Learn how to verify the sum and difference of two angles trigonometric identities using the sum/difference formulas. To verify an identity means to ascertain that the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand side of the equality sign....
Brian McLogan
How to simplify a trigonometric expression using difference of two squares
👉 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 evaluate the half angle of sine when given a triangle
👉 Learn how to evaluate the tangent of a half-angle. When given the value of the tangent of an angle, we can evaluate the tangent of half the angle using the tangent half-angle formula. When the value of any other trigonometric function...
Brian McLogan
Evaluate the sum of two angles using tangent
👉 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...