Brian McLogan
How to find the vertex of a parabola in vertex form
π 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
How to factor the GCF and then by difference of two squares
π Learn how to factor polynomials using the difference of two squares for polynomials raised to higher powers. 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...
Brian McLogan
Finding the value of C for a perfect square
π Learn how to find the value c that completes the square in a quadratic expression. A quadratic expression is an expression whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. It is of the form ax^2 + bx + c where a, b, and c are constants....
Brian McLogan
Find the value of c that completes the square
π Learn how to find the value c that completes the square in a quadratic expression. A quadratic expression is an expression whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. It is of the form ax^2 + bx + c where a, b, and c are constants....
Brian McLogan
Factoring a trinomial by factoring out common terms first
In this video tutorial I show you how to factor quadratics when a is equal to one. When factoring a trinomial we are writing it as a product of it's factors more commonly two binomials in my examples. There are a couple of ways to factor...
Brian McLogan
Solve a rational equation with the quadratic formula
π 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...
Brian McLogan
Solving by completing the square and factoring out a three
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
Solving a rational Equation
π Learn how to solve proportions. Two ratios are said to be proportional when the two ratios are equal. Thus, proportion problems are problems involving the equality of two ratios. When given a proportion problem with an unknown, we...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic by completing the square
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
Master writing the equation of a polynomial given rational zeros
Master writing the equation of a polynomial given rational zeros
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Understanding the Discriminant in Quadratic Equations
This video is a lecture presentation on the discriminant in algebra. The presenter explains how the discriminant is used to determine the number of real roots in a quadratic equation and how it is contained within the quadratic formula....
Brian McLogan
Solve by factoring when a is greater than one
we find two factors of the product of the constant term (the term with no variable) and the coefficient of the squared variable whose sum gives the linear term. These factors are now placed in separate brackets with x to form the factors...
Brian McLogan
How to find the roots of an quadratic equation - Free Math Help
π Learn how to solve a quadratic equation by applying the quadratic formula. To apply the quadratic formula the quadratic equation must be equal to zero. Then you can apply the quadratic formula to determine solutions to the equation,...
Brian McLogan
Factoring using a perfect square trinomial when a is not 1
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 apply factoring to a word problem of a rectangle
πLearn the basics of factoring quadratics by using different techniques. Some of the techniques used in factoring quadratics include: when the coefficient of the squared term is not 1. In that case, we first write the quadratic in...
Brian McLogan
Factoring Blitz- Factoring out common denominators
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
Factoring polynomials to find the zeros and multiplicity
Factoring polynomials to find the zeros and multiplicity
Brian McLogan
How to sketch the graph a polynomial using factors and multiplicity
π Learn how to use the tools needed to graph a polynomial function in factored form. A polynomial in factored form is when the polynomial is written as a product of its linear factors. Each linear factor represents an x-intercept and the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a Parabola with a vertical shift
π 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
Given One Factor Find All of the Remaining Factors Using Synthetic Division
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial given one rational zero. 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...
Brian McLogan
Find the vertex of a parabola using transformations
π Learn how to identify the vertex of a parabola by completing the square. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A quadratic equation can be written in the standard form (i.e. in the form y = ax^2 + bx + c) or it...
Brian McLogan
Find the value of c that completes the square then convert
π Learn how to find the value c that completes the square in a quadratic expression. A quadratic expression is an expression whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. It is of the form ax^2 + bx + c where a, b, and c are constants....
Brian McLogan
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and a point on the graph
π Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given three points. The equation of a parabola is of the form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. Since, the equation of a parabola has 3 constants, three equations and...
Brian McLogan
Master How to determine the x and y intercepts of a rational function
Master How to determine the x and y intercepts of a rational function