Brian McLogan
How to divide two radical expressions by using the quotient rule
👉 Learn how to find the square root of rational expressions. To find the square root of a rational expression, we first express the rational expression as the square root of the numerator divided by the square root of the denominator....
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Simplifying a rational trigonometric identity
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the terms on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the terms on the right-hand side. To...
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Learn to solve an equation raised to a rational power
👉 Learn how to deal with Rational Powers or Exponents. Exponents are shorthand for repeated multiplication of the same thing by itself. This process of using exponents is called "raising to a power", where the exponent is the "power"....
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Simplify a rational expression with two variables
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the quotient rule of exponents. The quotient rule of exponents states that the quotient of powers with a common base is equivalent to the power with the common base and an exponent which is the...
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Summary for solving rational equations
👉 Learn about solving rational equations. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. There are many ways to solve rational equations, one of...
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Solve y using cross multiplication - literal equation
👉 Learn how to solve literal equations. A literal equation is an equation where the unknown values are represented by variables. To solve a literal equation means to make one of the variables the subject of the formula. When the literal...
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Solving an equation by simplifying by getting rid of the denominator
👉 Learn how to solve two step rational linear equations. A linear equation is an equation whose highest exponent on its variable(s) is 1. A rational equation is an equation containing at least one fraction whose numerator and (or)...
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Simplifying the product of two rational expressions
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions by multiplying its terms. When multiplying expressions, each individual term of the expression is multiplied to its like term and the exponents are evaluated using the product rule, the quotient rule...
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Algebra 2 - Rationalizing the denominator with imaginary numbers and using conjugate, (3-4i)/(2-2i)
In this video playlist you will learn everything you need to know with complex and imaginary numbers (3 - 4i)/(2 - 2i)
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Solving a literal equation with one rational expression
👉 Learn how to solve literal equations involving formulas. A literal equation is an equation where the unknown values are represented by variables. To solve a literal equation means to make one of the variables the subject of the...
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Using the power rule with a negative power to simplify an expression
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual...
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Combining rational expression with like denominators
Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with monomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the numerator while we keep the denominator...
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Graphing a rational function with a slant asymptote
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
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How to simplify a basic rational expression
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
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Simplify a rational expression
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
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Learn how to solve for y of a rational expression
👉 Learn how to solve literal equations. A literal equation is an equation where the unknown values are represented by variables. To solve a literal equation means to make one of the variables the subject of the formula. When the literal...
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Simplifying complex fractions
👉 Learn how to simplify complex fractions. To simplify complex fractions having a fraction as the numerator and another fraction as the denominator we first factor the expressions that can be factored and then we multiply the fraction in...
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Simplifying a rational expression with an imaginary number
In this video series I show you how to simplify rational complex numbers. We do this by eliminating dividing by an imaginary number. We can either do this by multiplying by i which produces -1 or multiplying by the conjugate of a...
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Learning how to multiply rational expressions
👉 Learn how to solve rational equations. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. There are many ways to solve rational expressions, one...
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Multiplying rational expressions
Learn how to multiply rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To multiply two rational expressions, we use the...
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Simplifying a monomial using the rules of exponents
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the quotient rule of exponents. The quotient rule of exponents states that the quotient of powers with a common base is equivalent to the power with the common base and an exponent which is the...
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Solving for y when given twice in a rational expression
👉 Learn how to solve literal equations. A literal equation is an equation where the unknown values are represented by variables. To solve a literal equation means to make one of the variables the subject of the formula. When the literal...
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Learning to simplify a rational expression
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
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Expanding a Log by Changing a Fraction to a Negative Exponent
👉 Learn how to evaluate logarithms with fractions. Recall that the logarithm of a number says a to the base of another number say b is a number say n which when raised as a power of b gives a. (i.e. log [base b] (a) = n means that b^n =...