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Solving for X and Y Using Laws of Parallel Lines - Online Tutor - Free Math Videos
👉 Learn how to solve for an unknown variable using parallel lines and a transversal theorems. Two lines are said to be parallel when they have the same slope and are drawn straight to each other such that they cannot meet. In geometry,...
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What is the definition of an ellipse for conic sections
Learn all about ellipses for conic sections. We will discuss all the essential definitions such as center, foci, vertices, co-vertices, major axis and minor axis. We will also discuss the essential processes such as how to graph and...
Brian McLogan
How to write the domain in interval notation with a factored denominator
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero. Thus, to find the domain...
Brian McLogan
How to apply the dot product between two vectors
Learn how to determine the dot product of vectors. The dot product of two vectors also called the scalar product of the vectors is the sum of the product of the components of the vectors in each direction. When the magnitudes of the...
Brian McLogan
How to determine and label if a piecewise function is continuous or not
👉 Learn all about the Limit. In this playlist, we will explore how to evaluate the limit of an equation, piecewise function, table and graph. We will explore continuity as well as discontinuities such as holes, asymptotes and jumps and...
Brian McLogan
How to reflect a polygon over a line
👉 Learn how to reflect points and a figure over a line of symmetry. Sometimes the line of symmetry will be a random line or it can be represented by the x or y-axis. Either way when reflecting a point and or figure over the line of...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to determine the slope between two points using slope formula
👉 Learn how to find the slope between two points. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. The horizontal line has a zero slope while the vertical line has an undefined slope. To determine the slope of a line passing through two...
Brian McLogan
Using mathematical induction to prove a formula
👉 Learn how to apply induction to prove the sum formula for every term. Proof by induction is a mathematical proof technique. It is usually used to prove that a formula written in terms of n holds true for all natural numbers: 1, 2, 3, ....
Brian McLogan
Solving a logarithmic equation by converting to exponential form
👉 Learn how to solve logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations with logarithms in them. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first isolate the logarithm part of the equation. After we have isolated the logarithm part of...
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Given the first value and d use the formula to find the first four terms of a sequence
👉 Learn how to determine the first five terms of an arithmetic 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. An arithmetic sequence is a...
Brian McLogan
How to write the domain of a rational function
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero. Thus, to find the domain...
Brian McLogan
How to find the common ratio of a geometric sequence
👉 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 complete the square to identify the vertex of a parabola
We will learn how to graph a quadratic in vertex form and graph a quadratic in standard form by completing the square and rewriting the equation in vertex form. When the quadratic is in vertex form we learn how to identify the axis of...
Brian McLogan
How to draw a triangle using a central angle with a point not on the unit circle
👉 Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions given a point. When given a point, there are many ways to evaluate the trigonometric functions of the point. The methods include: using the unit circle if the point is a point on...
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Tangent difference of two angles identities using triangles
👉 Learn how to evaluate the secant of the sum or difference of two angles using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first use the Pythagoras theorem to obtain all the sides of the right triangle in the unit circle. Recall that...
Brian McLogan
How to find the resultant vector of the difference of two vectors
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
Evaluate the left, right and general limit of a piecewise function
👉 Learn all about the Limit. In this playlist, we will explore how to evaluate the limit of an equation, piecewise function, table and graph. We will explore continuity as well as discontinuities such as holes, asymptotes and jumps and...
Brian McLogan
Find the derivative of product rule using charts
👉 Learn how to find derivative using a given table of values. The derivative of a function, y = f(x), is the measure of the rate of change of the function, y, with respect to the variable x. The process of finding the derivative of a...
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Find the measure for the sides of an equilateral triangle
👉 Learn how to find the missing side of a triangle. A triangle is a polygon with three sides. Triangles are classified on the basis of the angles or on the basis of the sides. The classification of a triangle on the basis of the sides...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to add two fractions with unlike denominators
👉 Learn how to add and subtract fractions whose denominators are not the same. Recall that when we want to add or subtract fractions having the same denominator, we add the numerators and retain the (common) denominator. This is...
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Understand the relationships between rectangular and polar coordinates
Understand the relationships between rectangular and polar coordinates
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Learn how to find the component form and magnitude of a vector
Learn how to write a vector in component form given two points and also how to determine the magnitude of a vector given in component form. Given two point vectors with one representing the initial point and the other representing the...
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Given the magnitude and angle how do you find the dot product of two vectors
Learn how to determine the dot product of vectors. The dot product of two vectors also called the scalar product of the vectors is the sum of the product of the components of the vectors in each direction. When the magnitudes of the...