Instructional Video4:56
Brian McLogan

How to identify vertex, focus and directrix for a parabola conic sections

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a vertical parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be vertical if it opens up or opens down. A vertical parabola results from a quadratic equation in which the x...
Instructional Video3:18
Brian McLogan

Graph the parabola by identifying the focus and vertex

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a vertical parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be vertical if it opens up or opens down. A vertical parabola results from a quadratic equation in which the x...
Instructional Video3:20
Brian McLogan

Graph the equation of a parabola and determine the focus and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a vertical parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be vertical if it opens up or opens down. A vertical parabola results from a quadratic equation in which the x...
Instructional Video5:14
Brian McLogan

Graph a horizontal parabola and identify the focus, vertex and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video8:54
Brian McLogan

Finding the vertex and zeros of a quadratic function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph a quadratic equation in standard form. To do this we will explore multiple methods such as the intercept method, identifying the vertex, axis of symmetry and identifying points on the graph using a table. Once you...
Instructional Video5:20
Brian McLogan

Learn two different ways to find the vertex and axis of symmetry

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to identify the vertex of a parabola by completing the square. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A quadratic equation can be written in the standard form (i.e. in the form y = ax^2 + bx + c) or it...
Instructional Video6:12
Brian McLogan

Learn how to write the standard form of a parabola given the focus and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the focus and the directrix. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared)....
Instructional Video3:06
Brian McLogan

How to write the equation of a parabola in conic sections given vertex and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the directrix. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared)....
Instructional Video10:59
Brian McLogan

Graphing a horizontal parabola by putting it in vertex form by completing the square

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:36
Brian McLogan

Learn to graph a vertical parabola and identify the focus and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a parabola in standard form when the vertex is not at the origin. We will learn how to graph parabola's with horizontal and vertical openings. In addition to graphing you will also learn how to identify the important...
Instructional Video2:29
Brian McLogan

How to write the standard equation of a parabola given the focus and vertex

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given a point on the parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared). Recall...
Instructional Video3:00
Brian McLogan

How to write the equation of a parabola given the focus and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the focus and the directrix. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared)....
Instructional Video3:42
Brian McLogan

How to find the focus and directrix of a parabola

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a parabola in standard form when the vertex is not at the origin. We will learn how to graph parabola's with horizontal and vertical openings. In addition to graphing you will also learn how to identify the important...
Instructional Video5:01
Brian McLogan

Given the vertex and focus determine the standard form of the parabola

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the focus. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared). Recall...
Instructional Video5:33
Brian McLogan

Learn how to sketch the graph of a hyperbola center at the origin

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to sketch the graph of a hyperbola center at the origin
Instructional Video46:14
Brian McLogan

Classifying Conic Sections: Conic Sections | Pre-Calculus Lesson

12th - Higher Ed
In this lesson we will work on how to identify the different types of conics when given an equation in standard or general form. In general form we will discuss how to find the vertex of a parabola as well as the center of an ellipse,...
Instructional Video3:09
Brian McLogan

How to write the formula for a parabola given the focus and vertex and the origin

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the focus. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared). Recall...
Instructional Video5:00
Brian McLogan

How to Graph a Quadratic Piecewise Function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph piecewise functions. A piecewise function is a function which have more than one sub-functions for different sub-intervals(sub-domains) of the function's domain. To graph a piecewise function, we graph the different...
Instructional Video3:31
Brian McLogan

Graphing a sideways parabola using the focus and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:34
Brian McLogan

Graph a parabola with a vertical axis of symmetry and identify the focus & directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a parabola in standard form when the vertex is not at the origin. We will learn how to graph parabola's with horizontal and vertical openings. In addition to graphing you will also learn how to identify the important...
Instructional Video1:39
Brian McLogan

How to determine the end behavior of a polynomial

12th - Higher Ed
👉 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...
Instructional Video5:18
Brian McLogan

How to find the focus and directrix when your vertex is at origin

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to graph a vertical parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be vertical if it opens up or opens down. A vertical parabola results from a quadratic equation in which the x...
Instructional Video3:38
Brian McLogan

Learn to graph a horizontal parabola & identify the focus & directrix

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:09
Brian McLogan

Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given vertex and directrix

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the directrix. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared)....