Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
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
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...
Brian McLogan
Master solving word problems using inverse trigonometry
Master solving word problems using inverse trigonometry
Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
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...
Brian McLogan
What are Alternate Exterior Angles
👉 Learn how to define angle relationship. Do you know the difference between interior and exterior angles? What is the relationship between parallel lines and transversal? When given parallel lines and a transversal we can label and...
Brian McLogan
How to write a proportion of lengths and corresponding angles for two triangles
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to subtract a larger number from a smaller number
👉 You will learn how to add and subtract integers. We will work through adding and subtracting two integers up to multiple integers. We can look at adding and subtracting integers by looking at there values on a number line where there...
Brian McLogan
Using inverse operation to solve a natural logarithmic equation
👉 Learn how to solve logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations with logarithms in them. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first isolate the logarithm part of the equation. After we have isolated the logarithm part of...
Brian McLogan
Learn to expand logarithmic expressions
👉 Learn how to expand logarithmic expressions involving radicals. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To expand logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to expand (open up) logarithm...
Brian McLogan
Learn to determine the 18th term of a geometric sequence by using the explicit formula
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. 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. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...
Brian McLogan
Isolating a logarithm and using the power rule to solve
👉 Learn how to solve logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations with logarithms in them. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first isolate the logarithm part of the equation. After we have isolated the logarithm part of...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a logarithmic equation using the one to one property and factoring
👉 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
Given a geometry sequence, learn how to find the 9th term
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. 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. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...