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Dividing Polynomials using synthetic division
๐ Learn about dividing by synthetic division. Synthetic division is a method of dividing polynomials by linear expressions. To divide using synthetic division, we equate the divisor to 0 and then solve for the variable, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
Dividing rational expressions
Learn how to divide rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction, usually having variable(s) in the denominator. Recall that to divide by a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal of the...
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Factoring Special Products: Recognizing Sum and Difference Patterns
This video explains how to factor special products, specifically the difference of two squares and perfect square trinomials. Students will learn to recognize patterns and use what they already know to factor efficiently.
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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...
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Using the Box Method to Multiply Two Binomials - Math Tutorial
๐ Learn how to multiply polynomials. To multiply polynomials, we use the distributive property. The distributive property is essential for multiplying polynomials. The distributive property is the use of each term of one of the...
Brian McLogan
Using the Box Method to Multiply a Monomial by a Trinomial
๐ Learn how to multiply polynomials. We apply the distributive property to polynomials by multiplying a monomial to every term in a polynomial. When multiplying monomials it is important that we multiply the coefficients and apply the...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial that is a perfect square
๐Learn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a Quadratic to Factor a Polynomial
Factoring a Quadratic to Factor a Polynomial
Brian McLogan
How to solve a trigonometric equation with sine and cosine
๐ 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
Learn how to factor a trinomial when a is one using the box method, x^2 + 7x + 10
๐Learn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to factor a trinomial using a perfect square trinomial method
๐Learn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Factoring trinomials using the diamond method, x^2 + 14x - 15
๐Learn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a trinomial using the diamond method
๐Learn how to factor quadratics. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having two as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get...
Brian McLogan
Find the solutions of the trinomial when it is not solved for zero
๐Learn 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...
Brian McLogan
Learning how to complete synthetic division
๐ Learn about dividing by synthetic division. Synthetic division is a method of dividing polynomials by linear expressions. To divide using synthetic division, we equate the divisor to 0 and then solve for the variable, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to divide using synthetic division with multiple zeros
๐ Learn about dividing by synthetic division when there is a missing power. Synthetic division is a method of dividing polynomials by linear expressions. To divide using synthetic division, we equate the divisor to 0 and then solve for...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a polynomial using the difference of two cubes
๐ Learn how to factor polynomials using the sum or difference of two cubes. 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. To factor an...
Brian McLogan
Solving a rational Equation
๐ 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 equations, one of...
Brian McLogan
MASTER writing a quadratic in vertex form by completing the square to identify the vertex
MASTER writing a quadratic in vertex form by completing the square to identify the vertex
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Learn how to factor using the area of a box
๐Learn how to factor quadratics when the coefficient of the term with a squared variable is not 1. To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression. To...
Brian McLogan
How to use a perfect square trinomial to solve a quadratic equation
๐Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring a perfect square trinomial. A perfect square trinomial quadratic equation is of the form y = x^2 +2cx + c^2, where c is a perfet square. There are couple of ways we can solve a...
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Solve by factoring when a perfect square
๐Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring a perfect square trinomial. A perfect square trinomial quadratic equation is of the form y = x^2 +2cx + c^2, where c is a perfet square. There are couple of ways we can solve a...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring a perfect square trinomial
๐Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring a perfect square trinomial. A perfect square trinomial quadratic equation is of the form y = x^2 +2cx + c^2, where c is a perfet square. There are couple of ways we can solve a...