Brian McLogan
Learn How to Factor a Polynomial to Third Power to Determine Zeros
👉 Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial. 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 of a polynomial are the values...
Brian McLogan
How to apply Descartes rule of signs for polynomials
👉 Learn about Descartes' Rule of Signs. Descartes' rule of the sign is used to determine the number of positive and negative real zeros of a polynomial function. Knowing the number of positive and negative real zeros enables also to also...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a quadratic equation using transformations
👉 Learn how to graph quadratic equations in vertex form. A quadratic equation is an equation of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. The graph of a quadratic equation is in the shape of a parabola which can either...
Brian McLogan
Applying the Rational Zero test to identify all of the rational zeros of a polynomial
👉 Learn how to use the Rational Zero Test on Polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test or Rational Root test provide us with a list of all possible real Zeros in polynomial expression. Rational Zero Test can be helpful to find all the...
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GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Algebra: Solving Equations - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
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GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Algebra: Iteration - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
Brian McLogan
Solving and graphing a one step inequality
👉 Learn how to solve one step inequalities. When solving one step inequalities we will use inverse operations to isolate the variable. To represent our solution we will graph on the number line and use open and closed points based on the...
Brian McLogan
Applying distributive property to help solve a linear equation
👉 Learn how to solve multi-step equations with parenthesis. An equation is a statement stating that two values are equal. A multi-step equation is an equation which can be solved by applying multiple steps of operations to get to the...
Brian McLogan
Solving an equation with fraction where your variable is on both sides
👉 Learn how to solve multi-step equations with variable on both sides of the equation. An equation is a statement stating that two values are equal. A multi-step equation is an equation which can be solved by applying multiple steps of...
Brian McLogan
Solving an equation with parentheses
👉 Learn how to solve multi-step equations with parenthesis. An equation is a statement stating that two values are equal. A multi-step equation is an equation which can be solved by applying multiple steps of operations to get to the...
Brian McLogan
Solving a one step equation with all fractions
👉 Learn how to solve one step linear equations. By one step we mean equations that take one step to solve. The one step is the inverse operation needed to isolate the variable such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication...
Brian McLogan
Multiply a whole equation by LCD to solve an equation with fractions, (1/4)x+(2/3)=(5/6)
👉 Learn how to solve two step linear equations. A linear equation is an equation whose highest exponent on its variable(s) is 1. To solve for a variable in a two step linear equation, we first isolate the variable by using inverse...
Brian McLogan
Solving Exponential equations
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations with the same base. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we make the base of both sides of the equation to be equal...
Brian McLogan
Solving an exponential equation using the one to one property 16^x + 2 = 6
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we isolate the exponential part of the equation. Then we take the log of both...
Brian McLogan
Learn to use the rules of logarithms to solve a logarithmic equation
👉 Learn about solving logarithmic equations. Logarithmic equations are equations involving logarithms. To solve a logarithmic equation, we first use our knowledge of logarithm laws/properties to express the terms in both sides of the...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve an exponential equation when the base is three
👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. To solve an exponential equation, we isolate the exponential part of the equation. Then we take the log of both...
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
Subtracting two rational trig expression to simplify
👉 Learn how to simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction. To simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction, first, we find the LCM of the denominators which most time is the product of the terms in...
Brian McLogan
Pre-Calculus - How to find the exact value by using the sum of two angles formula with cosine
👉 Learn how to evaluate the cosine of an angle in radians using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Brian McLogan
Solving trigonometric equations
👉 Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric equations, they include factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Using the zero product property to solve
👉Learn how to solve a quadratic equation using the zero product property. When a quadratic equation has been factored or is given in factored form, we can solve the quadratic equation by applying the zero product property. The zero...
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Find the value of x when 2 functions are set equal to each other
In this video tutorial I show you how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring. To do this we first need to factor the equation by using any of the methods we have previously discussed. We then set our factored form of our quadratic to...