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Brian McLogan
Learn how to simplify the root of an expression by using the product rule
π Learn how to simplify the square root of an expression. The square root of an expression is an expression which will multiply itself twice to give the original expression. To simplify the square root of an expression, we...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic using by factoring out a 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
Learn how to factor out the GCF to solve a quadratic equation
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
Given a point find the six trigonometric functions of the angle
π Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to condense a two logarithmic expressions separated by subtraction
π Learn how to condense logarithmic expressions. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To condense logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to reduce logarithm expressions from the expanded...
Brian McLogan
How to evaluate a piecewise function given different values
π Learn how to evaluate a piecewise function. A piecewise function is a function which uses different rules for different intervals. When evaluating a piecewise function, pay attention to the constraints of each function as you can only...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find the smallest positive and negative coterminal angles
π Learn the basics of co-terminal angles. An angle is a figure formed by two rays that have a common endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint is called the vertex of the angle. We measure angles...
Brian McLogan
Solving an equation with sine on both sides
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric identities, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Given an expression determine the function and angle
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
Applying the power rule of exponents to an expressions
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
What is intercept form
π 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...
Brian McLogan
Determine the sum of a finite geometric sequence
π Learn how to find the geometric sum of a 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 by...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to use the difference of two cubes to simplify an expression
π 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 multiple properties to help us condense an expression with three logs
π Learn how to condense logarithmic expressions. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To condense logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to reduce logarithm expressions from the expanded...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to apply the power to product rule of exponents
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
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
Solving a quadratic using difference of two squares
πLearn 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
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
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...
Brian McLogan
Given one interior angle, find the number of sides of the regular polygon
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
Summary for Simplifying trigonometric Expressions
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
Adding 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
Learn how to write first five terms of given formula for any number in a sequence
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
Pre-Calculus - Learn how to evaluate the difference of two functions, f(x) = x^2 + 1; g(x) = sqrt(x)
In this video series we will investigate the basics of what you will need to know to be successful in Pre-Calculus. We will start with learning about linear equations and writing the equation of a line as well as determining the slope....