Brian McLogan
Subtracting two radical expressions when the coefficients are not the same
👉 Learn how to add or subtract radicals. A radical is a number or an expression under the root symbol. Radicals can only be added or subtracted if the numbers or expressions under the roots are the same for all terms. To add or subtract...
Brian McLogan
Dividing two functions so that we can determine the domain
👉 Learn how to divide two functions. We will explore the division of linear, quadratic, rational, and radical functions. To divide two functions, we simply algebraically divide the rules (contents) of the two functions. We will then...
Brian McLogan
Finding the asymptotes
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Find the domain, horizontal asymptotes of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Find the asymptotes and intercepts of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the inverse of a rational function with a root as a denominator
👉 Learn how to find the inverse of a function. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of the original function. One important property of the inverse of a function is that when the inverse of a function is...
Brian McLogan
Find vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Using Rational Zero Test and All Zeros of a Polynomial
👉 Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial that cannot be easily factored. 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 zeros...
Brian McLogan
Why is dividing by zero undefined
👉 Learn about zeros and multiplicity. The zeroes of a polynomial expression are the values of x for which the graph of the function crosses the x-axis. They are the values of the variable for which the polynomial equals 0. The...
Brian McLogan
Identify any horizontal or vertical asypmtotes of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Multiple Examples to find all the asymptotes and intercepts of rational functions
Multiple Examples to find all the asymptotes and intercepts of rational functions
Brian McLogan
Applying the reciprocal rule with negative exponents to simplify an expression
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the domain of a rational function (no sound)
👉 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
Write a rational function as a reciprocal function then find intercepts and asymptotes
Write a rational function as a reciprocal function then find intercepts and asymptotes
Brian McLogan
Finding the vertical and horizontal asymptote of a function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Find asymptotes and intercepts of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a rational function with discontinuity
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the inverse of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Find the Domain in Interval Notation from Composing a Rational and Radical Function
Learn how to compose two functions where one is a rational function and the other is a radical function. To compose two functions means to express one of the functions as a function of the other function. This is done by replacing the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing rational functions using 5 steps
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
How to find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a rational function
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the vertical and horizontal asymptotes
👉 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of a function
👉 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...