Brian McLogan
Learn to evaluate using the definite integral with square root
👉 Learn how to evaluate the integral of a function. The integral, also called antiderivative, of a function, is the reverse process of differentiation. Integral of a function can be evaluated as indefinite integral or as a definite...
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Solving Quadratic Inequalities: Using Graphs and Discriminants
The video is a lecture presentation on solving quadratic inequalities. The speaker begins by reviewing inequality symbols and explains how they provide a range of values rather than a single answer. The speaker then explains the process...
Brian McLogan
How to expand a logarithm to multiple logs using properties of logarithms
👉 Learn how to expand logarithmic expressions involving radicals. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To expand logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to expand (open up) logarithm...
Brian McLogan
Summary for condensing logarithmic expressions
👉 Learn how to condense/expand logarithmic expressions. A logarithmic expression is an expression having logarithms in it. To condense logarithmic expressions means to use the logarithm laws to reduce logarithm expressions from the...
Brian McLogan
Writing the domain of a rational function with a radical in the denominator
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical denominator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero...
Brian McLogan
Use the definition of a derivative to evaluate the limit
👉 Learn how to evaluate the limit of a function using the difference quotient formula. The difference quotient is a measure of the average rate of change of the function over an interval, h. The limit of the difference quotient gives the...
Brian McLogan
Factor using the quadratic formula finding real irrational roots
👉 Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest power on its variable(s) is 2. The quadratic formula is a formula which can be used to find the roots of (solve) a...
Brian McLogan
Summary for solving a quadratic by the square root method
👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the square root method. It is important to understand that not all quadratics have to be solved using factoring or quadratic formula. When we only have one variable but it is squared we can...
Brian McLogan
How to determine if a set of points is a rectangle, rhombus or square
👉 Learn how to determine the figure given four points. A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides. Some of the types of quadrilaterals are: parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, kite, trapezoid, etc. Each of the types of...
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Algebra 76 - Completing the Square - part 2
In the previous lecture we showed how any quadratic equation can be solved by "completing the square". We also showed geometrically that any general form quadratic expression "x-squared + bx + c" where c has a value of "(b/2) squared" is...
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic using quadratic formula with two real solutions
👉 Learn how to solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest power on its variable(s) is 2. The quadratic formula is a formula which can be used to find the roots of (solve) a...
Brian McLogan
How to determine if points are a rhombus, square or rectangle
👉 Learn how to determine the figure given four points. A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides. Some of the types of quadrilaterals are: parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, kite, trapezoid, etc. Each of the types of...
Brian McLogan
Solving a natural logarithmic equation using quadratic formula with e
👉 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
Overview of logs - Free Math Help - Help on math
👉 Learn how to convert an exponential equation to a logarithmic equation. This is very important to learn because it not only helps us explain the definition of a logarithm but how it is related to the exponential function. Knowing how...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find the domain of a radical function
👉 Learn how to find the domain of a radical function. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a radical square-root function, there cannot be a negative number inside the...
Brian McLogan
Complete the square to identify foci, center, vertices and co vertices for an ellipse
Learn how to graph horizontal ellipse which equation is in general form. A horizontal ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is horizontal. When the equation of an ellipse is written in the general form, we first rewrite it in standard...
Brian McLogan
Finding the component form and magnitude of a vector
Learn how to write a vector in component form given two points and also how to determine the magnitude of a vector given in component form. Given two point vectors with one representing the initial point and the other representing the...
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Ballparking: Solving Problems Quickly and Intelligently
In this video, the technique of ball parking is introduced as a way to solve problems quickly and efficiently. It is demonstrated through two examples, one involving estimating the most popular food in the world and the other involving...
Brian McLogan
Conics Graphing an ellipse standard form by completing the square
Learn how to graph vertical ellipse which equation is in general form. A vertical ellipse is an ellipse which major axis is vertical. When the equation of an ellipse is written in the general form, we first rewrite it in standard form...
Brian McLogan
how to find the implied domain of a rational function - domain and range
👉 Learn how to find the domain of rational functions with a radical numerator. Recall that the domain of a function is the set of possible input values (x-values) of the function. For a rational function, the denominator cannot be zero...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating the composition of Functions using Right Triangles
👉 Learn how to evaluate an expression with the composition of a function and a function inverse. Just like every other mathematical operation, when given a composition of a trigonometric function and an inverse trigonometric function,...
Brian McLogan
Finding the exact value for sine of 15 degrees using the half angle formula
👉 Learn how to evaluate the Sine of an angle using the half-angle formula. The half-angle formula for Sine is helpful when you need to determine the exact value of function given an angle but cannot use a calculator or the angle is not...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying radical expressions and then combining them
👉 Learn how to add or subtract radicals. A radical is a number or an expression under the root symbol. Radicals can only be added or subtracted if the numbers or expressions under the roots are the same for all terms. To add or subtract...
Brian McLogan
How to add and subtract expressions with radicals
👉 Learn how to add or subtract radicals. A radical is a number or an expression under the root symbol. Radicals can only be added or subtracted if the numbers or expressions under the roots are the same for all terms. To add or subtract...