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Brian McLogan
How to Simplify Pythagorean Identities | 18 Examples
In this video I will show you how simplify 18 expressions using only the Pythagorean identities. We will cover I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing up and have been able to use those experiences...
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Plotting Shapes Using Coordinates
The video provides a lecture presentation on plotting shapes using coordinates. The speaker establishes what coordinates are and explains how they show an exact position or location on a grid. The properties of shapes such as...
Brian McLogan
Value k that makes the function continous
π Learn how to find the value that makes a function continuous. When given a piecewise function which has a hole at some point or at some interval, we fill the hole at the point or over the interval by looking for the value of the...
Brian McLogan
Value k that makes the function continous absolute value quadratic
π Learn how to find the value that makes a function continuous. When given a piecewise function which has a hole at some point or at some interval, we fill the hole at the point or over the interval by looking for the value of the...
Brian McLogan
Learn to graph equation of an ellipse with a vertical major axis
Learn how to graph vertical ellipse not centered at the origin. A vertical ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is vertical. To graph a vertical ellipse, we first identify some of the properties of the ellipse including the major...
Brian McLogan
How to find the values k that make a piecewise function continuous
π Learn how to find the value that makes a function continuos. A function is said to be continous if two conditions are met. They are: the limit of the function exist and that the value of the function at the point of continuity is...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the slope between two points
π Learn how to find the slope between two points. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. The horizontal line has a zero slope while the vertical line has an undefined slope. To determine the slope of a line passing through two...
Brian McLogan
Given an angle and constraint find the six trig functions of the angle
π 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
What is a reflection for a quadratic graph
π Learn the basics to understanding graphing quadratics. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
Find the equation of a line given two points
π Learn how to write the equation of a line given two points on the line. The equation of a line is such that its highest exponent on its variable(s) is 1. (i.e. there are no exponents on its variable(s)). There are various forms which...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a linear equation in slope intercept form
π Learn how to graph linear equations written in slope intercept form. When given a linear equation in slope intercept form, (i.e. in the form y = mx + c, where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept). We first plot the y-intercept and...
Brian McLogan
Finding the slope between two points why does the slope formula work
π Learn how to find the slope between two points. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. The horizontal line has a zero slope while the vertical line has an undefined slope. To determine the slope of a line passing through two...
Brian McLogan
Determining negative slope between two points
π Learn how to find the slope between two points. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. The horizontal line has a zero slope while the vertical line has an undefined slope. To determine the slope of a line passing through two...
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Transformations of Graphs: Understanding Translations
The video is a lecture presentation on transformations of graphs, with a focus on translations. The speaker explains what translations are and how they can be achieved by moving a graph horizontally, vertically or a combination of both....
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Write Find the Angle That Solve the Trigonometric Equation
π 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
How to evaluate a limit with secant
π Learn how to evaluate the limit of a function involving trigonometric expressions. The limit of a function as the input variable of the function tends to a number/value is the number/value which the function approaches at that time....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Banking on Recovery
In part 2 of INET's interview with Erik BerglΓΆf, the subject is why countries that invested in exports fared better than those that invested in real estate -- and why it was good to have foreign banking leverage
Brian McLogan
Evaluate a point of the unit circle for sine, cosine and tangent
π 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
Convert a rectangular point to polar form
Learn how to convert points between rectangular and polar. Rectangular points measure the horizontal and vertical distance away from the origin whereas polar coordinates measure the direct distance and angle in standard position from the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic using a table
π Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve a system of equations by substitution
πLearn how to solve a system of equations by substitution. To solve a system of equations means to obtain a common values of the variables that makes the each of the equation in the system true. To solve a system of equations by...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
π Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
Determining undefined slope between two points
π Learn how to find the slope between two points. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. The horizontal line has a zero slope while the vertical line has an undefined slope. To determine the slope of a line passing through two...