Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve an equation with a rational power by squaring both side
👉 Learn how to deal with Rational Powers or Exponents. Exponents are shorthand for repeated multiplication of the same thing by itself. This process of using exponents is called "raising to a power", where the exponent is the "power"....
Brian McLogan
Multiplying rational expressions
Learn how to multiply 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 multiply two rational expressions, we use the...
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Classifying Complex Numbers: Real or Imaginary
In this lesson, we review the concept of real numbers and irrational numbers, as well as the definition of the imaginary number i. The lesson explains that a complex number can be simplified to the form a + bi, where a and b are real...
Brian McLogan
Ambiguous case law of sines two triangles SSA
👉 Learn how to determine if a given SSA triangle has 1, 2 or no possible triangles. Given two adjacent side lengths and an angle opposite one of them (SSA or ASS), then there are 3 possible cases: there can be 1 solution, 2 solutions,...
Brian McLogan
How to rewrite the 4th root of a variable with a rational exponent
👉 Learn how to convert a radical to rational power. A radical is an expression having the root/radical symbol. The number outside the radical symbol (nth root) is called the index, the number/expression inside the radical symbol is...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the VA 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
Factoring to help us simplify a basic 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
Simplify the rational expression and determine the excluded values
Simplify the rational expression and determine the excluded values
Brian McLogan
Learning to make multiplying rational expressions easy
Learn how to multiply 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 multiply two rational expressions, we use the...
Brian McLogan
How to use the LCD to help us solve a rational equation
👉 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
Learn how to solve an equation with a rational power by cubing both sides
👉 Learn how to deal with Rational Powers or Exponents. Exponents are shorthand for repeated multiplication of the same thing by itself. This process of using exponents is called "raising to a power", where the exponent is the "power"....
Brian McLogan
Learning to solve a rational equation by multiplying by the LCM
👉 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
How to solve a rational equation
👉 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
Learn to identify the VA and HA from 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
Learn How to Evaluate the Composition of Two Rational Functions
Learn how to compose two functions where one or both of those functions is/are rational. To compose two functions means to express one of the functions as a function of the other function. This is done by replacing the input variable of...
Brian McLogan
Solving a rational equation by multiplying by the LCD
👉 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
Simplifying a radical expression to rational exponents
👉 Learn how to convert a radical to rational power. A radical is an expression having the root/radical symbol. The number outside the radical symbol (nth root) is called the index, the number/expression inside the radical symbol is...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying a radical expression into rational exponents
👉 Learn how to simplify rational powers using the power and the product rules. There are some laws of exponents which might come handy when simplifying expressions with exponents. Some of the laws include the product law which states...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying Rational expressions
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
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
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
Simplify a rational expression by factoring a trinomial
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
Writing the equation of a function given different transformations
👉 Learn how to graph the reciprocal function. A reciprocal function is a rational function whose expression of the variable is in the denominator. A reciprocal function is of the form f(x) = a / (x + h) + k, where h is the vertical...