Instructional Video1:08
Brian McLogan

How to apply factoring to a word problem of a rectangle

12th - Higher Ed
👉Learn the basics of factoring quadratics by using different techniques. Some of the techniques used in factoring quadratics include: when the coefficient of the squared term is not 1. In that case, we first write the quadratic in...
Instructional Video6:52
Brian McLogan

Learn how to solve a word problem by using factoring a quadratic

12th - Higher Ed
👉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...
Instructional Video3:16
Brian McLogan

Solving a quadratic by factoring but first setting equal to zero

12th - Higher Ed
👉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...
Instructional Video3:03
Curated OER

How Do You Find the Greatest Common Factor If There are No Common Factors?

6th - 9th
Use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor of three given values. Okay. But what if there doesn't seem to be any integer that is common in all three given values? Well, then, the greatest common factor must be 1. Not sure...
Instructional Video4:19
Curated OER

How Do You Factor the Greatest Common Factor out of a Polynomial?

7th - 9th
There are four terms in this polynomial. Find the greatest common factor. Remember to prime factor the number values to help find the GFC. Then rewrite the polynomial in simplest form. Not sure about this skill, then watch the instructor...
Instructional Video4:54
Curated OER

What are Equivalent Ratios?

6th - 8th
Work through a word problem with the help of a video tutor. You'll learn how equivalent ratios are just like equivalent fractions. Write a ratio as a fraction, reduce each ratio, then determine if they are the same. It's as simple as that!
Instructional Video6:04
Curated OER

How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple of Monomials?

7th - 10th
Looking for the least common multiple, not the greatest common factor. It's so easy to mix these up. It may seem a little confusing at first because there are variables and exponents in the monomial examples. Watch this video and get...
Instructional Video10:28
Curated OER

How Do You Divide Two Rational Expressions?

6th - 12th
An instructor walks viewers through a complicated problem in which she divides 2 rational expressions. For this problem, she has to find excluded values, use the zero product property, multiply, divide, cancel, and simplify. This video...
Instructional Video5:21
Curated OER

How Do You Determine Whether Values in a Table are Proportional?

6th - 8th
Here's a real-world problem to figure out. Are the gardens all similarly proportional in the number of vegetable plants to the number of flowers? The instructor sets up a table of the values of each garden. She then writes each set as a...
Instructional Video7:59
Curated OER

How Do You Convert a Quadratic from Standard Form to Vertex Form by Completing the Square if a­1?

8th - 11th
Starting with a quadratic equation in standard form, the instructor shows you how to rewrite the equation to vertex form. She shows step-by-step how to complete the square.
Instructional Video
Math Playground

Math Playground: How to Solve a Greatest Common Factor Word Problem

4th - 6th Standards
This video demonstrates how to use the greatest common factor (GCF) to solve a word problem.