Brian McLogan
Five different ways to solve a quadratic equation
Five different ways to solve a quadratic equation
Brian McLogan
Simplify an expression by applying the product rule and negative powers
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the product rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. The product rule of exponents states that the product of powers with a common base is equivalent to a power with the common base and...
Brian McLogan
Solve by factoring when a=1
👉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...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic equation when not equal to zero by factoring
👉 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 factor out the GCF to solve a quadratic equation
👉Learn 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
How to find the roots of a quadratic polynomial
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring. We will focus on factoring special techniques such as the zero product property, difference of two squares, box method and guess and check. Once we have factored the quadratic...
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How to Conquer Completing the Square Part A
Learn how to conquer solving a quadratic equation using the method completing the square. Part A, this video, will provide an organized list of steps to complete the square when a=1. The concept of perfect square trinomials will be...
Brian McLogan
Using half angle formulas to solve trigonometric equations
👉 Learn how to solve equations using half-angle identities. To do this we will replace every trig function with half angles using the identity. Then we will simplify and solve trigonometric functions. To find the values we will use the...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying expressions with negative exponents, y^-4, (4/5)^-2
👉 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
Factoring a Quadratic to Factor a Polynomial
Factoring a Quadratic to Factor a Polynomial
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What you need to know | Polynomials
In this video I will cover the topics and processes you will need to know before starting Polynomials. We will begin by solving quadratic equations using the zero product property, factoring trinomials, solving quadratic equations using...
Brian McLogan
Given two real zeros & one complex, write the equation of the polynomial
👉 Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given imaginary zeros. Recall that 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. The...
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Given three real zeros write the equation of the polynomial
👉 Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given rational zeros. Recall that 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. The...
Brian McLogan
Pre-Calculus - Solve an Equation Using the Double Angle Formula of Sine
👉 Learn how to use the double angle identities to solve trigonometric equations. When we have equations with a double angle we will apply the identities to create an equation that can help solve by inverse operations or factoring. We...
Brian McLogan
Learning to solve by factoring when a is not 1 ex 12, y = 3x^2 + 7x + 2
we find two factors of the product of the constant term (the term with no variable) and the coefficient of the squared variable whose sum gives the linear term. These factors are now placed in separate brackets with x to form the factors...
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Learn how to solve a quadratic equation using a step by step method
👉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...
Brian McLogan
What you need to know | Analytic Trigonometry | Free Math Videos
In this video I help prepare you for what you need to know to be successul in analytic trigonometry. We will begin by practicing rationalizing the denominator, then move to simplifying rational expressions, solving quadratic equations...
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Finding Zeros of Quadratic Functions: Factoring the Difference of Two Squares
In this video, the teacher explains how to find the zeros of a quadratic function by factoring the difference of two squares. They provide examples and demonstrate the process step by step.
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Solving using the difference of two squares with fractions
👉Learn 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
Factoring and Solving quadratics as trinomials
👉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...
Brian McLogan
How to write a polynomial function when 1 zero is root of integer
👉 Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given irrational zeros. Recall that 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....
Brian McLogan
Calculus - Take the derivative of a natural logarithm using properties of logs, d((x^2)lnx)/dx
In this video series you will learn how to take the derivative of a function. We will first look at the definition of a derivative by identifying the slope of a line to a curve and using the limit definiton of a derivative to evaluate....
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Learn how to factor and solve a trigonometric equation
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations by factoring out the GCF. When solving trigonometric equations involving the multiples of the same trigonometric function. It is very useful to collect similar trigonometric functions together...