Instructional Video1:29
Brian McLogan

How to find the domain of a rational function with radical

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical denominator. 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...
Instructional Video2:53
Brian McLogan

Domain with radicals in numerator and denominator

12th - Higher Ed
👉 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,...
Instructional Video2:04
Brian McLogan

Determine if the rational function is even or odd

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to determine if a function is even or odd. A function is even if the graph of the function is symmetrical about the y-axis, or a function is even if f(x) = f(-x). A function is odd if the graph of the function is symmetrical...
Instructional Video10:36
Brian McLogan

How do you find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a rational function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn all about asymptotes of a rational function. A rational function is a function, having a variable in the denominator. An asymptote is a line that the graph of a function approaches but never touches. There are the vertical, the...
Instructional Video1:25
Brian McLogan

Using the rules of exponents to simplify an expression

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the quotient rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. The quotient rule of exponents states that the quotient of powers with a common base is equivalent to the power with the common base...
Instructional Video3:19
Brian McLogan

Domain of Rational Radical Function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 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...
Instructional Video1:51
Brian McLogan

How to find the domain of a rational function with a radical in the denominator

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical denominator. 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...
Instructional Video1:55
Brian McLogan

Learn how to evaluate a rational function for different values

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to evaluate a function and for any given value. For any function, f(x) x is called the input value or the argument of the function. To evaluate a function, all we have to do is to change the argument of the function from x to...
Instructional Video0:51
Brian McLogan

Applying the power rule of exponents to simplify an expression

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule and the negative exponent rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual...
Instructional Video3:42
Brian McLogan

Write the equation of a polynomial by converting zeros to factors and multiplying out

12th - Higher Ed
👉 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...
Instructional Video6:50
Brian McLogan

Find the solution to a rational equations and label extraneous solutions

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to solve rational equations. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. There are many ways to solve rational expressions, one...
Instructional Video4:52
Brian McLogan

How to find the inverse of a rational function and verify it's inverse

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a linear function. A linear function is a function whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 1. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the original function. One...
Instructional Video13:05
Brian McLogan

Graphing a rational function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Instructional Video1:05
Brian McLogan

Learn to find the x and y intercepts of a rational function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the x and y-intercepts of a rational function. The x-intercept(s) of a function occurs when y = 0 and the y-intercept(s) of a function occurs when x = 0. To find the y-intercept of a function, we plug in zero for x...
Instructional Video3:44
Brian McLogan

Finding the Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes of a Functions

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the slant/oblique asymptotes of a function. A slant (oblique) asymptote usually occurs when the degree of the polynomial in the numerator is higher than the degree of the polynomial in the denominator. To find the...
Instructional Video3:35
Brian McLogan

How to use the remainder and factor theorem for polynomials

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn about and how to apply the remainder and factor theorem. The remainder theorem states that f(a) is the remainder when the polynomial f(x) is divided by x - a. Thus, given a polynomial, f(x), which is to be divided by a linear...
Instructional Video5:51
Brian McLogan

How to use long division to divide two polynomials

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to divide polynomials by quadratic divisors using the long division algorithm. Before dividing a polynomial, it is usually important to arrange the divisor in the descending order of powers of the variable(s). To divide a...
Instructional Video3:55
Brian McLogan

Find the Horizontal and Vertical Asymptotes of a rational function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the vertical/horizontal asymptotes of a function. An asymptote is a line that the graph of a function approaches but never touches. The vertical asymptote is a vertical line that the graph of a function approaches but...
Instructional Video2:22
Brian McLogan

Simplify an expression using power to product and power to quotient rule

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to simplify expressions using the power rule of exponents. When several terms of an expression is raised to an exponent outside the parenthesis, the exponent is distributed over the individual terms in the expression and the...
Instructional Video8:35
Brian McLogan

Learn how to graph a rational function when the function intercepts horizontal asymptote

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Instructional Video4:21
Brian McLogan

Learn how to subtract two rational equations when the denominators are trinomials

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with trinomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the numerator while we keep the denominator...
Instructional Video7:19
Brian McLogan

How to graph a rational function by simplifying to the reciprocal functions

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph the reciprocal function. A reciprocal function is a rational function whose expression of the variable is in the denominator. A reciprocal function is of the form f(x) = a / (x + h) + k, where h is the vertical...
Instructional Video9:47
Brian McLogan

Graph a rational function and determine the horizontal and vertical asymptotes

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Instructional Video3:57
Brian McLogan

Learn how to find the asymptotes of a rational function

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the vertical/horizontal asymptotes of a function. An asymptote is a line that the graph of a function approaches but never touches. The vertical asymptote is a vertical line that the graph of a function approaches but...