Brian McLogan
Solving by Completing the square by factoring out a negative one
👉 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 the basics of applying synthetic division to divide two polynomials
👉 Learn about dividing by synthetic division. 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 the variable, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
Dividing two polynomials using synthetic division
👉 Learn about dividing by synthetic division when there is a missing power. 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
Combining rational expression with unlike denominators
Learn how to add and/or subtract 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. When adding or subtracting rational...
Brian McLogan
Master writing the equation of a polynomial give complex zeros
Master writing the equation of a polynomial give complex zeros
Brian McLogan
Learn how to use long division to divide two polynomials
👉 Learn how to divide polynomials using the long division algorithm. To be able to solve a polynomial, we need to be able to get the factors and hence the zeros. To get the factors, we use the rational zeros theorem to get one of the...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to divide a radical binomial by rationalizing the denominator
👉 Learn how to divide rational expressions having square root binomials. To divide a rational expression having a binomial denominator with a square root radical in one of the terms of the denominator, we multiply both the numerator and...
Brian McLogan
Learn to evaluate a function with a binomial expression
👉 Learn how to evaluate a function and for any given value. For any function, f(x) x is called the input value or the argument of the function. To evaluate a function, all we have to do is to change the argument of the function from x to...
Brian McLogan
How to factor a trinomial with all positive terms
👉Learn 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
How to find the zeros of an quadratic equation - Free Math Help
👉Learn 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
Find the solutions to a quadratic equation of a perfect square trinomial
👉Learn 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
Learn how to solve a quadratic by completing the square with fraction
👉 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 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
Factoring three terms with distributive property
👉 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
Applying Foil to Multiply Two Radical Expressions
👉 Learn how to multiply radicals. A radical is an expression or a number under the root symbol. To multiply the sum/difference of two or more radicals, we make use of the distributive property to expand the product and then simplify the...
Brian McLogan
Algebra 2 - How to divide complex numbers (-5-9i) / (9+8i)
In this video tutorial I show you how to divide complex numbers. Since complex numbers have an imaginary part which we cannot divide into other numbers we rewrite the expression by multiplying by i or the conjugate on the denominator or...
Brian McLogan
Transforming an equation from standard form to vertex form
👉 Learn how to write a quadratic equation from standard form to vertex form by completing the square. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. It is of the form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c. Given a...
Brian McLogan
Write the equation of the polynomial given the zeros
👉 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
What is synthetic division and how do we set it up
👉 Learn about dividing by synthetic division. 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 the unknown, the solution for...
Brian McLogan
How to write the polynomial given complex roots
👉 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
How to write the equation of a polynomial with two integer zeros
👉 Learn how to write the equation of a polynomial when given rational 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...
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Verifying a trigonometric Identities
👉 Learn how to verify trigonometric identities by expanding the trigonometric expressions. When the given trigonometric expressions involve multiplications with more than one term in parenthesis, we start by expanding the expressions...
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Multiply and use fundamental identities to simplify
👉 Learn how to simplify trigonometric expressions by factoring, expansion, and re-grouping. To simplify a trigonometric identity means to reduce the identity to the simplest form it can take which may be a number or a simple...