Brian McLogan
Completing the square to solve a quadratic function
π Learn how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square. When solving a quadratic equation by completing the square, we first take the constant term to the other side of the equation and create a perfect square trinomial with...
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Factor a Trinomial in Your Head When a is not Equal to One
πLearn 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 factor a trinomial with all positive terms
πLearn 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 write a polynomial in standard form and classify
π Learn how to classify polynomials. A polynomial is an expression of the sums/differences of two or more terms having different integer exponents of the same variable. A polynomial can be classified in two ways: by the number of terms...
Brian McLogan
How to find the zeros of an quadratic equation - Free Math Help
πLearn 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
How do you solve a perfect square trinomial
πLearn 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
Learn how to distribute a negative x to a trinomial
In this video playlist I will show you the basics for polynomial functions. We will start with factoring polynomial equations to determine the zeros of a polynomial. We will then learn how to write the polynomial given a set of zeros....
Brian McLogan
Learning to simplify a rational expression
Learn how to simplify rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction where the numerator and/or the denominator are/is an algebraic expression. To simplify a rational expression, we factor...
Brian McLogan
Factoring a trinomial by substituting x squared for x to the 4th power
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
solve a quadratic equation by completing the square using given steps
π Learn how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square. When solving a quadratic equation by completing the square, we first take the constant term to the other side of the equation and create a perfect square trinomial with...
Brian McLogan
Write the equation of the polynomial given the zeros
π Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given complex 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
Learn how to convert to vertex form by completing the square and then graph, y=x^2+4x+7
π Learn how to graph quadratic equations by completing the square. 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...
Brian McLogan
Identifying the leading coefficient and degree to write the end behavior of a polynomial
π Learn how to determine the end behavior of the graph of a polynomial function. To do this we will first need to make sure we have the polynomial in standard form with descending powers. We will then identify the leading terms so that...
Brian McLogan
Solve by factoring when a perfect square
πLearn 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
How to factor a trinomial with a negative middle term
πLearn 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
Graphing a quadratic function by finding the vertex and x - intercepts
π Learn how to graph quadratic equations by completing the square. 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...
Brian McLogan
How to apply synthetic division when the zero is a fraction
π Learn about dividing by synthetic division when the divisor is a fraction. 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
Factor a trinomial by first factoring out the GCF
π Learn how to factor polynomials by GCF. 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 algebraic expression means to break it...
Brian McLogan
Master Determing the vertex, focus and directrix of a parabola by completing the square
Master Determing the vertex, focus and directrix of a parabola by completing the square
Brian McLogan
Completing the square by creating a fraction to graph a quadratic in vertex form
π Learn how to graph quadratic equations by completing the square. 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...
Brian McLogan
How to simplify a rational trigonometric expression by factoring
π Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the terms on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the terms on the right-hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Multiply a Monomial by a Trinomial - Free Math Help Videos
π 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
Applying the rules of exponents to multiply to monomials
π Learn how to simplify expressions using the product 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 an exponent which is the sum of...
Brian McLogan
How to find the solutions of an quadratic equation - Free Math Help
In this video tutorial I show you how to factor a trinomial when a is greater than one. We do this by either guess and check or using the diamond to find two values that multiply to give us a *c and add to give us b. We then use those...