Brian McLogan
Solve a logarithmic equation with quadratic formula
π Learn about solving logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations involving logarithms. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first use our knowledge of logarithm laws/properties to express the terms in both sides of the...
Brian McLogan
Learning to find the ratio of a geometric sequence
π Learn how to determine if a sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. There are many types of...
Brian McLogan
Write the domain of a rational function with radicals
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical numerator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero...
Brian McLogan
What is the focus and directrix for a vertical parabola conics
Learn all about parabolas in conic sections. We will discover the basic definitions such as the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry. We will also take a look a basic processes such as graphing, writing the equation and...
Brian McLogan
How to write the domain of a rational function with a radical in the numerator
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with radicals in both the numerator and the denominator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function,...
Brian McLogan
Find the value c that fills in the hole to make the function continuous
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
Find the missing measures, law of cosines then law of sines
Find the missing measures, law of cosines then law of sines
Brian McLogan
How to verify an identity by adding two trigonometric fractions
π 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
Learn how to determine the magnitude and direction of a vector
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
Learn to evaluate using the definite integral with square root
π Learn how to evaluate the integral of a function. The integral, also called antiderivative, of a function, is the reverse process of differentiation. Integral of a function can be evaluated as indefinite integral or as a definite...
Brian McLogan
Find the Unit Vector
Learn how to determine the unit vector of a vector in the same direction. The unit vector is a vector that has a magnitude of 1. The unit vector is obtained by dividing the given vector by its magnitude.
Brian McLogan
How to evaluate the special trig limit with sine and fractions
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....
Brian McLogan
Evaluate the limit with delta x difference quotient
π Learn how to evaluate the limit of a function using the difference quotient formula. The difference quotient is a measure of the average rate of change of the function over an interval, h. The limit of the difference quotient gives the...
Brian McLogan
Determine the discontinuity of the function
π Learn how to classify the discontinuity of a function. A function is said to be discontinuos if there is a gap in the graph of the function. Some discontinuities are removable while others are non-removable. There is also jump...
Brian McLogan
Master Solving for x given parallel lines and a transversal
Master Solving for x given parallel lines and a transversal
Brian McLogan
How to set up trig word problems | 26 Examples
In this video I show you how to set up an equation and picture from a word problem. Most of the time students have trouble with word problems because they do not know what to look for or how to solve. So I work through 28 different...
Brian McLogan
Writing the domain of a rational function with a radical in the denominator
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical denominator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero...
Brian McLogan
Learn to graph an ellipse when a and b are fractions
Learn how to graph vertical ellipse 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 radius...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to graph & label the parts of a parabola with completing the square
Learn how to graph a parabola in when it is given in general form. To graph a parabola in conic sections we will need to convert the equation from general form to standard form by completing the square. Once it is in standard form we can...
Brian McLogan
How do you find the domain when the radical is in the numerator and denominator
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with radicals in both the numerator and the denominator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function,...
Brian McLogan
Explain how to write the domain interval notation for a rational function
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical numerator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero...
Brian McLogan
Applying the dot product between two vectors with a scalar
Learn how to determine the dot product of vectors. The dot product of two vectors also called the scalar product of the vectors is the sum of the product of the components of the vectors in each direction. When the magnitudes of the...
Brian McLogan
Use the definition of a derivative to evaluate the limit
π Learn how to evaluate the limit of a function using the difference quotient formula. The difference quotient is a measure of the average rate of change of the function over an interval, h. The limit of the difference quotient gives the...
Brian McLogan
Summary for solving a quadratic by the square root method
πLearn how to solve quadratic equations using the square root method. It is important to understand that not all quadratics have to be solved using factoring or quadratic formula. When we only have one variable but it is squared we can...