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Finding Trigonometric Coordinates for the 45-Degree Angle on the Unit Circle
In this video, students learn how to find the coordinates of the 45-degree angle on the unit circle by using properties of special right triangles. The video explains the concept of isosceles right triangles and how they relate to the...
Brian McLogan
What is the formula for component form of a vector
in this video series I will show you how to find the angle of a vector when given in component form or as a linear combination. To understand the direction of a vector it is important to go back to the unit circle and determine how we...
Brian McLogan
Given a point find the six trigonometric functions of the angle
In this video series I show you how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions when given a point. We do this by creating a right triangle and finding the hypotenuse by using the Pythagorean theorem. #trigonometry...
Brian McLogan
Finding the magnitude and direction of a vector from a word problem
In this video series you will learn multiple math operations. I teach in front of a live classroom showing my students how to solve math problems step by step. My math tutorials should be used to review previous lessons, complete your...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the point on the unit circle given an angle
👉 Learn how to find the point on the unit circle given the angle of the point. A unit circle is a circle whose radius is 1. Given an angle in radians, to find the coordinate of points on the unit circle made by the given angle with the...
Brian McLogan
Find the point on the unit circle given an angle
👉 Learn how to find the point on the unit circle given the angle of the point. A unit circle is a circle whose radius is 1. Given an angle in radians, to find the coordinate of points on the unit circle made by the given angle with the...
Brian McLogan
Using triangles to evaluate for compositions of inverse functions
👉 Learn how to evaluate an expression with the composition of a function and a function inverse. Just like every other mathematical operation, when given a composition of a trigonometric function and an inverse trigonometric function,...
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Introduction to Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions and Their Graphs
The video provides a clear explanation of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions and their corresponding graphs. It starts by introducing the unit circle and how it relates to the functions. Then, it explains the formulas for each of...
Brian McLogan
Review of how to set up a point to evaluate six trigonometric functions
👉 Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Brian McLogan
First derivative test find local extrema
👉 Learn how to find the extreme values of a function using the first derivative test. The extreme values of a function are the points/intervals where the graph is decreasing, increasing, or has an inflection point. A method that can be...
Brian McLogan
Tutorial for evaluating the six trig functions given a coordinate point
👉 Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Brian McLogan
Given two triangles determine the difference of the two angles using cosine
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Determine the six trigonometric functions for a negative angle in radians
👉 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
Given a point find the six trigonometric functions
👉 Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Zach Star
The intuition behind Fourier and Laplace transforms I was never taught in school
This video covers a purely geometric way to understand both Fourier and Laplace transforms (without worrying about imaginary numbers).
Brian McLogan
Summary of vectors
in this video series I will show you how to find the angle of a vector when given in component form or as a linear combination. To understand the direction of a vector it is important to go back to the unit circle and determine how we...
Brian McLogan
Find the Given Angle Given its Coordinate on the Unit Circle
👉 Learn how to evaluate the inverse of reciprocal trigonometric functions. Recall that the reciprocal trigonometric functions are given by the ratio of 1 and the corresponding trigonometric function. When an angle is unknown but the...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating the composition of Functions using Right Triangles
👉 Learn how to evaluate an expression with the composition of a function and a function inverse. Just like every other mathematical operation, when given a composition of a trigonometric function and an inverse trigonometric function,...
Brian McLogan
What is the formula for the unit vector
In this video series I will show you how to find the unit vector when given a vector in component form and as a linear combination. A unit vector is simply a vector with the same direction but with a magnitude of 1 and an initial point...
Brian McLogan
Find the six trigonometric functions when given sine and a constraint on cosine
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to quickly write out the unit circle
👉 Learn about the unit circle. A unit circle is a circle which radius is 1 and is centered at the origin in the cartesian coordinate system. To construct the unit circle we take note of the points where the unit circle intersects the x-...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the angle of a vector as well as use angles to represent vectors
Learn how to determine the magnitude and direction of a vector. The magnitude of a vector is the length of the vector. The magnitude of a vector is obtained by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of the components of the...
Brian McLogan
Evaluate the six trigonometric functions given a point
👉 Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Brian McLogan
Tutorial for how to evaluate for the composition of two trigonometric functions
👉 Learn how to evaluate an expression with the composition of a function and a function inverse. Just like every other mathematical operation, when given a composition of a trigonometric function and an inverse trigonometric function,...