Brian McLogan
Determine the domain of a rational function by factoring the denominator
π 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
Applying radioactive decay to determine the percent left of compound
Learn about compound interest. We will look at how to determine the final value, initial value, interest rate and years needed. We will investigate problems compounded continuously, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. These...
Brian McLogan
How to write the domain in interval notation with radical in numerator and denominator
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with radicals in both the numerator and the denominator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function,...
Brian McLogan
How to graph an ellipse with the center at the origin
Learn how to graph horizontal ellipse 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 major...
Brian McLogan
Find the values that the equation are not defined for
π Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical numerator. 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the Unit Vector of a Vector in Standard Form
Learn how to determine the unit vector of a vector in the same direction. The unit vector is a vector that has a magnitude of 1. The unit vector is obtained by dividing the given vector by its magnitude.
Brian McLogan
Learning the basics of the rules of exponents product quotient negative
π Learn about the rules of exponents. An exponent is a number which a number is raised to, to produce a power. It is the number of times which a number will multiply itself in a power. There are several rules used in evaluating...
Brian McLogan
Using the square root method to solve a quadratic equation
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 applying the square root method
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
Setting your quadratic equation equal to zero so that you can factor out GCF and solve
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 classify a polynomial based on the number of monomials
π Learn how to classify polynomials. A polynomial is an expression of the sums/differences of two or more terms having different interger exponents of the same variable. A polynomial can be classified in two ways: by the number of terms...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic function in standard form
π 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
πLearn 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
Learning to graph a compound AND linear inequality
π Learn how to solve and graph compound linear inequalities. A compound inequality is an inequality having more than 1 inequality sign. To solve compound inequalities, we use inverse operations, applying the inverse operation to each...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve a multi step inequality with parenthesis on both sides
π Learn how to solve multi-step linear inequalities having parenthesis. An inequality is a statement in which one value is not equal to the other value. An inequality is linear when the highest exponent in its variable(s) is 1. (i.e....
Brian McLogan
Determine the slope between two points
π 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
What is the difference between concave and convex polygons
π Learn about polygons and how to classify them. A polygon is a plane shape bounded by a finite chain of straight lines. A polygon can be concave or convex and it can also be regular or irregular. A concave polygon is a polygon in which...
Brian McLogan
How to Determine Alternate Interior Angles
π Learn how to identify angles from a figure. This video explains how to solve problems using angle relationships between parallel lines and transversal. We'll determine the solution given, corresponding, alternate interior and exterior....
Brian McLogan
Geometry - Identifying Corresponding Angles from a Figure
π Learn how to identify angles from a figure. This video explains how to solve problems using angle relationships between parallel lines and transversal. We'll determine the solution given, corresponding, alternate interior and exterior....
Brian McLogan
Finding Alternate Interior Angles from a Figure
π Learn how to identify angles from a figure. This video explains how to solve problems using angle relationships between parallel lines and transversal. We'll determine the solution given, corresponding, alternate interior and exterior....
Brian McLogan
How to determine if a set of points makes up a rectangle using the distance formula
π Learn how to determine the figure given four points. A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides. Some of the types of quadrilaterals are: parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, kite, trapezoid, etc. Each of the types of...
Brian McLogan
22 Examples of Solving One Step Equations in Algebra 1
In this video I will cover how to solve one step equations using 22 different examples. We will focus on using isolating the variable using inverse operation such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisionproperties of...