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Brian McLogan
What do I have to know to solve a quadratic by factoring out a GCF
πLearn how to solve quadratic functions. Quadratic equations are equations whose highest power in the variable(s) is 2. They are of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c. There are various techniques which can be applied in solving quadratic...
Brian McLogan
Learn to solve a quadratic by factoring a=1
πLearn 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 do you solve a quadratic by factoring out the GCF
πLearn 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
Summary of multiplying by any digit - The fastest way to do math
π You will learn how to multiply integers from one digit to multiple digits. When multiplying it is important to understand that multiplication is just repeated addition. However with multi-digit numbers we will follow a step by step...
Brian McLogan
Write the first five terms of a sequence with factorials
π Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Brian McLogan
Math tutorial for how to find the common difference of a sequence
π Learn how to determine if a sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither. 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. There are many types of...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a equation using difference of two angles
π Learn how to evaluate the cosine of an angle in radians using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Brian McLogan
How do you verify trigonometric identities
π Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the term on the left hand side of the equality sign is equal to the term on the right hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
What to never do in your math class - Most common algebra mistakes
π Learn how to apply the rules of exponents to simplify an expression. We will focus on applying the product rule, quotient rule as well as power rule. We will then explore multiple properties such as power to product, power to quotient...
Brian McLogan
How to evaluate for a value the product of two functions
π Learn how to multiply two functions. We will explore the multiplication of linear, quadratic, rational, and radical functions. To multiply two functions, we simply algebraically multiply the rules (contents) of the two functions. We...
Brian McLogan
Summary for end behavior of a polynomial
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
What is end behavior of a polynomial
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
Simplify by finding the sum of rational expressions using even odd identities
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
Multiplying two exponents by using the product rules of exponents
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the product rule of exponents. The product rule of exponents states that the product of powers with a common base is equivalent to a power with the common base and an exponent which is the sum of...
Brian McLogan
Solving using the square root method with fractions
πLearn 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
Solve a quadratic by factoring out GCF
πLearn 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
What do you need to know to apply 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 unknown, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
How to tell the difference between onto and one to one functions
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
How do you combine complex numbers
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence
π Learn how to find the first 5 terms 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...
Brian McLogan
The long way to apply the product rule to simplify an expression of exponents
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the product rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. The product rule of exponents states that the product of powers with a common base is equivalent to a power with the common base and...
Brian McLogan
Factoring out the GCF of a quadratic to solve using zero product property
πLearn 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
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
Simplify an expression by applying the product rule and negative powers
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the product rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. The product rule of exponents states that the product of powers with a common base is equivalent to a power with the common base and...