Brian McLogan
How to use the difference of two square to solve a quadratic equation
πLearn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring the difference of two squares. We can identify the difference of two squares but looking for binomials that have square terms. Difference of two square quadratic equations is of the...
Brian McLogan
How to factor the difference of two squares, x^2 - 16; 4x^2 - 9; 16x^2 - 25y^2; x^4 - 64
πLearn how to factor quadratics using the difference of two squares method. When a quadratic contains two terms where each of the terms can be expressed as the square of a number and the sign between the two terms is the minus sign, then...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve a word problem involving roots
π In this playlist, you will learn how to solve a literal equation. We will work through solving literal equations from formulas as well as equations of a line. When solving literal equations we will be isolating a given variable by...
Brian McLogan
What is the inverse operation of squaring square root
π Learn how to solve one and two step liner equations. To solve one and two step linear equations we will use inverse operations and properties of equality to isolate the variable. The solution of the linear equation is the value that...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the missing hypotenuse using special right triangles
π Learn about the special right triangles. A special right triangle is a right triangle having angles of 30, 60, 90, or 45, 45, 90. Knowledge of the ratio of the length of sides of a special right triangle enables us to solve for any...
Brian McLogan
Applying the distance formula to find the distance between two points
π Learn how to find the distance between two points. The distance between two points is the length of the line joining the two points in the coordinate plane. To find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane, we make use...
Brian McLogan
Evaluating the composition of Functions using Right Triangles
π 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
Evaluate the composition of inverse trig function with x
π 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
Solve and graph a quadratic inequality using a graph
Solve and graph a quadratic inequality using a graph
Brian McLogan
Solving a trigonometric equation and determining all the solutions between 0 and 2pi
π 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
Tutorial for simplifying a radical expression then finding the product
π Learn how to multiply radical expressions. 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 called the...
Brian McLogan
Simplifying a basic radical expression root
π Learn how to simplify the square root of an expression. The square root of an expression is an expression which will multiply itself twice to give the original expression. To simplify the square root of an expression, we...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to take square root of a fraction that is a perfect square ex 7, root(1/100)
π Learn how to find the square root of rational numbers. To find the square root of a rational number, we first express the rational number as the square root of the numerator divided by the square root of the denominator and simplify....
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Simplify Two Radical Expressions and Then Multiply Them
π Learn how to multiply radicals. A radical is an expression or a number under the root symbol. To multiply radicals with the same root, it is usually easy to evaluate the product by multiplying the numbers or expressions inside the...
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Multiply the Square Root of Two Numbers
π Learn how to multiply radicals. A radical is an expression or a number under the root symbol. To multiply radicals with the same root, it is usually easy to evaluate the product by multiplying the numbers or expressions inside the...
Brian McLogan
How to Use the Product of Two Numbers to Simplify a Radical
π Learn how to find the square root of a number. To find the square root of a number, we identify whether that number which we want to find its square root is a perfect square. This is done by identifying a number which when raised to...
Brian McLogan
Learn the basics of how to factor a trinomial without doing a problem
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
Master Solving using the quadratic formula with complex solutions
Master Solving using the quadratic formula with complex solutions
Brian McLogan
Master Writing the equation of a polynomial given irrational zeros
Master Writing the equation of a polynomial given irrational zeros
Brian McLogan
Master Solving for the missing parts of a triangle using the law of cosines SAS
Master Solving for the missing parts of a triangle using the law of cosines SAS
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Take the Cube Root of a Negative Decimal, Cube Root(-0.008)
π Learn how to find the cube root of a number. To find the cube root of a number, we identify whether that number which we want to find its cube root is a perfect cube. This is done by identifying a number which when raised to the 3rd...
Brian McLogan
How to write the linear factorization from the quadratic formula
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial that cannot be easily factored. 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...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a rational function with a trinomial as the denominator
π Learn how to graph a rational function. To graph a rational function, we first find the vertical and horizontal or slant asymptotes and the x and y-intercepts. After finding the asymptotes and the intercepts, we graph the values and...
Brian McLogan
Find the Zeros & Multiplicity of a Polynomial Function to Fifth Degree
π Learn how to find all the zeros of a polynomial. 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 polynomial are the values...