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Expanding Brackets using the Box (Grid) Method
The video is a tutorial on how to expand brackets using a different method than the traditional FOIL method. The presenter introduces the "grid method" and explains how to break down the brackets into different terms before multiplying....
Brian McLogan
Tutorial for writing the explicit formula of a arithmetic sequence
π Learn how to write the explicit formula for the nth term of an arithmetic 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. An arithmetic...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to determine the rule given the first five terms of a sequence
π Learn how to write the explicit formula for the nth term of an arithmetic 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. An arithmetic...
Brian McLogan
Finding the rule for our sequence using multiplication and subtraction
π Learn how to write the explicit formula for the nth term of an arithmetic 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. An arithmetic...
Brian McLogan
Finding the 32nd term of an arithmetic sequence
π Learn how to find the nth term of an arithmetic 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. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence in which...
Brian McLogan
How to find the center and radius of a circle in standard form
Learn how to graph the equation of a circle by completing the square. Completing the square will allow us to transform the equation of a circle from general form to standard form. When the equation is in standard form we can identify the...
Brian McLogan
Using half angle formulas to solve trigonometric equations
π Learn how to solve equations using half-angle identities. To do this we will replace every trig function with half angles using the identity. Then we will simplify and solve trigonometric functions. To find the values we will use the...
Brian McLogan
Adding and simplifying two trigonometric fractions
π Learn how to simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction. To simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction, first, we find the LCM of the denominators which most time is the product of the terms in...
Brian McLogan
Using the Box Method to Multiply Two Binomials - Math Tutorial
π Learn how to multiply polynomials. To multiply polynomials, we use the distributive property. The distributive property is essential for multiplying polynomials. The distributive property is the use of each term of one of the...
Brian McLogan
Multiplying a Binomial by a Trinomial - Math Tutorial
π Learn how to multiply polynomials. To multiply polynomials, we use the distributive property. The distributive property is essential for multiplying polynomials. The distributive property is the use of each term of one of the...
Brian McLogan
How to subtract a trinomial from a polynomial
π Learn how to subtract polynomials. To subtract polynomials, we first simplify the polynomials by removing all brackets. Then, we combine like terms. Like terms are terms that share the same base and power for each variable. When you...
Brian McLogan
Apply the power to product and product rule of exponents that are multiplied by each other
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to mentally factor a trinomial and solve the quadratic equation
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
How to factor a trinomial that is a perfect square
πLearn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Factoring out a GCF so that you can apply the difference of two squares
πLearn how to factor quadratics using the difference of two squares method. When a quadratic contains two terms where each of the terms can be expressed as the square of a number and the sign between the two terms is the minus sign, then...
Brian McLogan
How to find the third term of a binomial expansion to the fifth power
π Learn how to find the given term of a binomial expansion. A binomial expression is an algebraic expression with two terms. When a binomial expression is raised to a positive integer exponent, we usually use the binomial expansion...
Brian McLogan
How to use properties of exponents to simplify an expression
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Brian McLogan
learn how to simplify an expression by using the distributive property
π Learn how to simplify mathematics expressions. A mathematis expression is a finite combination of numbers and symbols formed following a set of operations or rules. To simplify a mathematics expression means to reduce the expression...
Brian McLogan
Classify a conic section in general form | fast
Classify a conic section in general form | fast
Brian McLogan
What you need to know | Polynomials
In this video I will cover the topics and processes you will need to know before starting Polynomials. We will begin by solving quadratic equations using the zero product property, factoring trinomials, solving quadratic equations using...
Brian McLogan
Left and Right hand behavior - Learn Math Online
π Learn how to determine the end behavior of the graph of a polynomial function. To do this we will first need to make sure we have the polynomial in standard form with descending powers. We will then identify the leading terms so that...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to write a geometric sequence in summation notation
π Learn how to write the sum from a geometric series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given...
Brian McLogan
Dividing two polynomials using synthetic division
π 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 two polynomials using synthetic division
π 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...