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Brian McLogan
Understand magnitude and angle form for vectors
Understand magnitude and angle form for vectors
Brian McLogan
Learn how to solve and graph the solution for a compound inequality
π Learn how to solve and graph compound linear inequalities. A compound inequality is an inequality having more than 1 inequality sign. To solve compound inequalities, we use inverse operations, applying the inverse operation to each...
Brian McLogan
Use cofunction identities and trig identities to find the indicated trig functions
π Learn how to simplify basic trigonometric identities. To simplify basic trigonometric identities, it is usually more useful to convert all trigonometric functions to sine and cosine functions and then simplify. We will also explore the...
Brian McLogan
Use cofunction identities and trig identities to find the indicated trig functions
π Learn how to simplify basic trigonometric identities. To simplify basic trigonometric identities, it is usually more useful to convert all trigonometric functions to sine and cosine functions and then simplify. We will also explore the...
Brian McLogan
Dividing rational expressions
Learn how to divide rational expressions. A rational expression is an expression in the form of a fraction, usually having variable(s) in the denominator. Recall that to divide by a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal of the...
Brian McLogan
How do you solve a quadratic by factoring out the GCF
πLearn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring out the GCF. When factoring out the GCF from an equation we will be looking for what the terms have in common. This method is very useful for quadratic equations that does not have...
Brian McLogan
Step by step determine if two vectors are parallel or perpendicular
Step by step determine if two vectors are parallel or perpendicular
Brian McLogan
Solve a quadratic by factoring out GCF
πLearn how to solve a quadratic equation by factoring out the GCF. When factoring out the GCF from an equation we will be looking for what the terms have in common. This method is very useful for quadratic equations that does not have...
Brian McLogan
Multiply and simplify fractions using trigonometric identities
Multiply and simplify fractions using trigonometric identities
Brian McLogan
Given a point lies on a hyperbola and two vertices, write the equation
Learn how to write the equation of hyperbolas given the characteristics of the hyperbolas. The standard form of the equation of a hyperbola is of the form: (x - h)^2 / a^2 - (y - k)^2 / b^2 = 1 for horizontal hyperbola or (y - k)^2 / a^2...
Brian McLogan
Verifying a hard identity with multiple steps
π Learn how to verify Pythagoras trigonometric identities. A Pythagoras trigonometric identity is a trigonometric identity of the form sin^2 (x) + cos^2 (x) or any of its derivations. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify...
Brian McLogan
Making sense of dividing Rational Expressions
Making sense of dividing Rational Expressions
Brian McLogan
Multiply Examples on simplifying Complex rational fractions
Multiply Examples on simplifying Complex rational fractions
Brian McLogan
Solving a quadratic equation by using the difference of two squares
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
Determining the sum of a geometric sum when there is no sum
π Learn how to find the geometric sum of a series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given by...
Brian McLogan
How to determine the inverse of a rational function
π Learn how to find the inverse of a rational function. A rational function is a function that has an expression in the numerator and the denominator of the function. The inverse of a function is a function that reverses the "effect" of...
Brian McLogan
Use cofunction identities and trig identities to find the indicated trig functions
π Learn how to simplify basic trigonometric identities. To simplify basic trigonometric identities, it is usually more useful to convert all trigonometric functions to sine and cosine functions and then simplify. We will also explore the...
Brian McLogan
Three ways to think of dividing cosine by secant
π Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the terms on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the terms on the right-hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Simplify a trigonometric expression and then find the sum
π Learn how to simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction. To simplify rational identities involving addition and subtraction, first, we find the LCM of the denominators which most time is the product of the terms in...
Brian McLogan
Learn the steps to dividing two trig functions
π Learn how to verify trigonometric identities having rational expressions. To verify trigonometric expression means to verify that the terms on the left-hand side of the equality sign is equal to the terms on the right-hand side. To...
Brian McLogan
Use cofunction identities and trig identities to find the indicated trig functions
π Learn how to simplify basic trigonometric identities. To simplify basic trigonometric identities, it is usually more useful to convert all trigonometric functions to sine and cosine functions and then simplify. We will also explore the...
Brian McLogan
How to graph secant and label the parts
π Learn how to graph a secant function. To graph a secant function, we start with the cosine graph by first determining the amplitude (the maximum point on the graph), the period (the distance/time for a complete oscillation), the phase...
Brian McLogan
How to apply the midsegment theorem for triangles
π Learn how to solve for the unknown in a triangle divided internally such that the division is parallel to one of the sides of the triangle. The triangle proportionality theorem states that if a line is parallel to one side of a...