evaluating rational exponents 19 videos
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Introduction to Rational Functions
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to define rational functions, and how to identify their domain and zeros.
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Limits of Rational Functions
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to evaluate the limit of k/x^n as x goes to infinity (or negative infinity).
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Graphing Rational Functions, n>m
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to find the oblique asymptote of a rational function, if it has one.
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Graphing Rational Functions, n=m
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to recognize when a rational function has a horizontal asymptote, and how to find its equation.
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Evaluating the Tangent Function
Precalculus Trigonometric Functions
How to evaluate the tangent of 3*pi/4.
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Graphing Rational Functions, n less than m
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to recognize when y = 0 is the horizontal asymptote of a rational function.
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Graphs with Holes
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to graph a rational function when there is a common factor in the numerator and denominator
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Limits at a Glance
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How to quickly find the limit of a rational function as x goes to infinity.
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Evaluating a Logarithmic Expression in terms of Known Quantities
Precalculus Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
How to break up a logarithm of a large number.
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Evaluating Sine and Cosine at Special Acute Angles
Precalculus Trigonometric Functions
How do we measure sine and cosine of pi/4?
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Evaluating Sine and Cosine at Other Special Angles
Precalculus Trigonometric Functions
How to measure the sine and cosine of 150.
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The Greatest Integer Function
Precalculus Introduction to Functions
How to evaluate the greatest integer function.
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Exponential Functions and their Graphs
Precalculus Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
How to define an exponential function.
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Change of Base Formula
Precalculus Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
How to use the change of base formula for logs to evaluate a logarithmic statement.
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Properties of Logarithms
Precalculus Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
How to evaluate logarithms when the argument is a recognizable power of the base.
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Using the Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Precalculus Advanced Trigonometry
How to evaluate expressions like tan(sin (4/5))^(-1).
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Introduction to Logarithms
Precalculus Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
How to use inverses to define the logarithmic function.
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Finding the Domain of a Function
Precalculus Introduction to Functions
How to find the domain of a function when it has rational or radical expressions.
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Finding Zeros of a Polynomial Function
Precalculus Polynomial and Rational Functions
How we find the zeros of a polynomial function in expanded form.
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