Brian McLogan
Graph an ellipse and determine the foci, vertices, co vertices and center
Learn how to graph horizontal ellipse not centered at the origin. A horizontal ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is horizontal. To graph a horizontal ellipse, we first identify some of the properties of the ellipse including the...
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Graph a horizontal parabola and identify the focus, vertex and directrix
Learn how to graph a horizontal parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be horizontal if it opens to the left or opens to the right. A horizontal parabola results from a quadratic...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating a piecewise function for a value
👉 Learn how to evaluate a piecewise function. A piecewise function is a function which uses different rules for different intervals. When evaluating a piecewise function, pay attention to the constraints of each function as you can only...
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Find the height of the building | Trigonometric Word Problem
Find the height of the building | Trigonometric Word Problem
Brian McLogan
Simplify an expression by adding and subtracting radical terms
👉 Learn how to add or subtract radicals. A radical is a number or an expression under the root symbol. Radicals can only be added or subtracted if the numbers or expressions under the roots are the same for all terms. To add or subtract...
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Learn how to use quadratic formula to determine the roots of an equation
👉 Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest power on its variable(s) is 2. The quadratic formula is a formula which can be used to find the roots of (solve) a...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic equation by taking the square root of both sides
👉Learn 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...
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Learn how to factor a trinomial by factoring
👉Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring out the GCF. When factoring out the GCF from an equation we will be looking for what the terms have in common. This method is very useful for quadratic equations that does not have...
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Learn how to classify a polynomial based on the degree
👉 Learn how to classify polynomials. A polynomial is an expression of the sums/differences of two or more terms having different interger exponents of the same variable. A polynomial can be classified in two ways: by the number of terms...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a quadratic by using the square root method
👉Learn 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...
Brian McLogan
Solving systems of equations tutorial with substitution
👉Learn 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...
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Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
👉 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
Verifying an identity by applying the Pythagorean identities
👉 Learn how to verify Pythagoras trigonometric identities. A Pythagoras trigonometric identity is a trigonometric identity of the form sin^2 (x) + cos^2 (x) or any of its derivations. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify...
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Use pythagorean identities to verify an identity
👉 Learn how to verify Pythagoras trigonometric identities. A Pythagoras trigonometric identity is a trigonometric identity of the form sin^2 (x) + cos^2 (x) or any of its derivations. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to eliminate the parameter given sine and cosine of t
Learn how to eliminate the parameter in a parametric equation. A parametric equation is a set of equations that express a set of quantities as explicit functions of a number of independent variables, known as parameters. Eliminating the...
Brian McLogan
Dividing rational expressions
Learn how to divide rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction, usually having variable(s) in the denominator. Recall that to divide by a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal of the...
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Graphing logarithmic equations
👉 Learn how to graph logarithmic functions involving vertical shift. The logarithmic function is the inverse of the exponential function. To graph a logarithmic function, it is usually very useful to make the table of values of the...
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Master solving word problems using inverse trigonometry
Master solving word problems using inverse trigonometry
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Cram For Your Trigonometry Test
My favorite type of instruction inside of the classroom would be would freestyle my instruction covering everything the students need to know in the quickest amount of time. That is what I try to do in this lesson. I hope you enjoy.
Brian McLogan
Find the slope between two points with fractions
👉 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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Given two similar triangles determine the values of x and y for the angles
👉 Learn how to solve with similar triangles. Two triangles are said to be similar if the corresponding angles are congruent (equal). Note that two triangles are similar does not imply that the length of the sides are equal but the sides...