Brian McLogan
How to write the equation of a circle when center is at the origin and radius is given
Learn how to write the equation of a circle. A circle is a closed shape such that all points are equidistance (equal distance) from a fixed point. The fixed point is called the center of the circle while the distance between any point of...
Brian McLogan
Determine the missing value based on the length of two secant lines
Learn how to solve problems with secant lines. A secant line is a line that intersects a circle at exactly 2 points in contrast to a tangent line which is a line that touches a circle at exactly one point. When two secant lines...
Brian McLogan
Finding the value of x using complementary angles - Online Tutor
👉 Learn how to find the value of an unknown variable in the expressions representing the values of angles given the relationship between the angles. When given expressions representing the values of angles and the relationship between...
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Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square
This is a lecture presentation on solving quadratic equations by completing the square. The presenter explains the process of completing the square, provides examples, and walks through the steps to solve for X.
Brian McLogan
Tutorial for verifying a trigonometric identity
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the term(s) on the left hand side of the equality sign is equal to the term(s) on the right hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Pre-Calculus - Using the Double Angle Formula to Evaluate for Cosine of an Angle and Triangle
👉 Learn how to evaluate the double angle of sine. The value of the sine of double a given angle can be obtained given the value of the sine of the angle. The value of the sine of double a given angle is obtained using the formula sin(2u)...
Brian McLogan
Factor and use fundamental identities to simplify
👉 Learn how to simplify identities by factoring. Just like in normal algebraic expressions, trigonometric identities can be simplified by factoring out the GCFs from the terms of the identities, then common trigonometric identities like...
Brian McLogan
Solving trigonometric equations
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
With Fractions, solve using the difference of two squares
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring the difference of two squares. We can identify the difference of two squares but looking for binomials that have square terms. Difference of two square quadratic equations is of the...
Brian McLogan
Tips for solving by factoring when a=1
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring when a is equal to 1. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having 2 as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into factors...
Brian McLogan
Learning to solve by factoring when a is not 1 ex 12, y = 3x^2 + 7x + 2
we find two factors of the product of the constant term (the term with no variable) and the coefficient of the squared variable whose sum gives the linear term. These factors are now placed in separate brackets with x to form the factors...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve a quadratic equation using a step by step method
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring when a is equal to 1. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having 2 as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into factors...
Brian McLogan
How to use zero product property to solve a quadratic in factored form
👉Learn how to solve a quadratic equation using the zero product property. When a quadratic equation has been factored or is given in factored form, we can solve the quadratic equation by applying the zero product property. The zero...
Brian McLogan
Finding the solutions to a binomial squared - Online Tutor
👉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
Master solving for x given intersecting lines using vertical and supplementary angles
Master solving for x given intersecting lines using vertical and supplementary angles
Brian McLogan
How to use the remainder and factor theorem for polynomials
👉 Learn about and how to apply the remainder and factor theorem. The remainder theorem states that f(a) is the remainder when the polynomial f(x) is divided by x - a. Thus, given a polynomial, f(x), which is to be divided by a linear...
Brian McLogan
Learning how to complete synthetic division
👉 Learn about dividing by synthetic division. Synthetic division is a method of dividing polynomials by linear expressions. To divide using synthetic division, we equate the divisor to 0 and then solve for the variable, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to divide using synthetic division with multiple zeros
👉 Learn about dividing by synthetic division when there is a missing power. Synthetic division is a method of dividing polynomials by linear expressions. To divide using synthetic division, we equate the divisor to 0 and then solve for...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find inverse of a function and determine if the inverse is a function or not
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a linear function. A linear function is a function whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 1. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the original function. One...
Brian McLogan
How to find the inverse and then determine if the inverse is a function
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a quadratic function. A quadratic function is a function whose highest exponent in the variable(s) of the function is 2. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the...
Brian McLogan
How to Solve a One Step Absolute Value Equation
Lean how to solve absolute value equations. Absolute value of a number is the positive value of the number. For instance, the absolute value of 2 is 2 and the absolute value of -2 is also 2. To solve an absolute value equations we need...
Brian McLogan
Finding all of the possible zeros by applying the rational zero test to a polynomial
👉 Learn how to use the Rational Zero Test on Polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test or Rational Root test provide us with a list of all possible real Zeros in polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test can be helpful to find all the...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a polynomial using the difference of two cubes
👉 Learn how to factor polynomials using the sum or difference of two cubes. A polynomial is an expression of the form ax^n + bx^(n-1) + . . . + k, where a, b, and k are constants and the exponents are positive integers. To factor an...
Brian McLogan
Using the same base of exponents to solve using the equality property
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations involving fractions. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we make the base of both sides of the equation to be...