Brian McLogan
How to graph a horizontal parabola by completing the square first (mistake)
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...
Brian McLogan
Rewriting a polar equation in rectangular form
Rewriting a polar equation in rectangular form
Brian McLogan
Rectangular to polar point conversion
Learn how to convert points between rectangular and polar. Rectangular points measure the horizontal and vertical distance away from the origin whereas polar coordinates measure the direct distance and angle in standard position from the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
👉 Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
Solve a system of linear equations using substitution
👉Learn how to solve a system of equations by substitution. To solve a system of equations means to obtain a common values of the variables that makes the each of the equation in the system true. To solve a system of equations by...
Brian McLogan
How to Use the Distributive Property to Multiply Binomials - Polynomials
👉 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
Graphing a vertical linear equation from a table
👉 Learn how to graph linear equations from the table of points. When given the table of points of a linear equation, we plot the x and y coordinates of the given table on the cartesian plane and join the ploted points to form a straight...
Brian McLogan
Graph an equation when provided the slope and y intercept
👉 Learn how to graph linear equations given the slope and the y-intercept. When given the slope and the y-intercept of a linear graph, we first plot the y-intercept and using the slope, we can determine the rise and the run of the...
Brian McLogan
Write the equation of a parabola given the directrix
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)....
Brian McLogan
How to find the vertices, foci and center of an ellipse
Learn how to graph horizontal ellipse not centered at the origin. A horizontal ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is horizontal. To graph a horizontal ellipse, we first identify some of the properties of the ellipse including the...
Brian McLogan
How to set up trig word problems | 26 Examples
In this video I show you how to set up an equation and picture from a word problem. Most of the time students have trouble with word problems because they do not know what to look for or how to solve. So I work through 28 different...
Brian McLogan
How to find the center, foci and vertices of an ellipse
Learn how to graph vertical ellipse which equation is in general form. A vertical ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is vertical. When the equation of an ellipse is written in the general form, we first rewrite it in standard form...
Brian McLogan
How to apply the quadratic formula to find one solution
👉 Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest power on its variable(s) is 2. The quadratic formula is a formula which can be used to find the roots of (solve) a...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a linear system of inequalities and shading their solution
👉 Learn how to graph a system of inequalities. A system of inequalities is a set of inequalities which are collectively satisfied by a certain range of values for the variables. To graph a system of inequalities, each inequality making...
Brian McLogan
Determining the domain and range from a graph by completing the square to graph
👉 Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
What do I need to know to graph linear inequalities
👉 Learn how to graph linear inequalities. Linear inequalities are graphed the same way as linear equations, the only difference being that one side of the line that satisfies the inequality is shaded. Also broken line (dashes) is used...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic using quadratic formula with two real solutions
👉 Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest power on its variable(s) is 2. The quadratic formula is a formula which can be used to find the roots of (solve) a...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to graph a system of two linear inequalities when the slope is 1
👉 Learn how to graph a system of inequalities. A system of inequalities is a set of inequalities which are collectively satisfied by a certain range of values for the variables. To graph a system of inequalities, each inequality making...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
👉 Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Brian McLogan
Conics Graphing an ellipse standard form by completing the square
Learn how to graph vertical ellipse which equation is in general form. A vertical ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is vertical. When the equation of an ellipse is written in the general form, we first rewrite it in standard form...
Brian McLogan
How to sketch the graph of a parabola in standard form
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...
Brian McLogan
Graph an ellipse by first completing the square
Learn how to graph horizontal ellipse which equation is in general form. A horizontal ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is horizontal. When the equation of an ellipse is written in the general form, we first rewrite it in standard...
Brian McLogan
Given the vertex and directrix, learn to write the standard form of a parabola
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)....
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
👉 Learn how to graph quadratics in standard form. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...