Formulae for maths GCSE - Higher tier

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Area of a square/rectangle
A = bh
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Area of a triangle
A = bh/2
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Area of a parallelogram
A = bh
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Area of a trapezium
A = 1/2 (a+b) h
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Circumference of a circle
C = πD
or
C = 2πr
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Area of a circle
A = πr²
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Surface area of a cylinder
2πr² + πdh
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Surface area of a sphere
4πr²
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Surface area of a cone
πr² + πrl
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Surface area of a frustum
πr² + πR² + π(R+r)l
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Volume of a cube/cuboid
V = bhl
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Volume of a triangular prism
V = (bh/2) x l
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Volume of a cylinder
V = πr²h
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Volume of a prism
V = area of cross section x l
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Volume of a pyramid
V = 1/3(base area x h)
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Volume of a cone
V = 1/3 x πr²h
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Volume of a sphere
V = 4/3 x πr³
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Arc length
θ/360 x πd
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Sector area
θ/360 x πr²
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Area of a segment
area of sector - area of triangle
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Enlarged perimeter
original perimeter x scale factor
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Enlarged area
original area x (scale factor)²
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Enlarged volume
original volume x (scale factor)³
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Compound interest
original amount x (1 ± %/100)^n
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Original amount (reverse percentage)
new amount / (1 ± %/100)
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Percentage change
difference/original x 100
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Percentage score
score/total available x 100
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Sum of interior angles of a polygon
180 x (n - 2)
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Relationship between interior and exterior angles in a polygon
interior + exterior = 180°
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Exterior angle of a polygon
360°/n
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Number of sides of a polygon
360°/exterior angle
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Pythagoras' theorem
a² + b² = c²
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Trigonometry: Mnemonic to help choose the correct ratio
SOH CAH TOA
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Sin0
Sin30
Sin45
Sin60
Sin90
Sin0 = 0
Sin30 = 1/2
Sin45 = (√2)/2
Sin60 = (√3)/2
Sin90 = 1
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Cos0
Cos30
Cos45
Cos60
Cos90
Cos0 = 1
Cos30 = (√3)/2
Cos45 = (√2)/2
Cos60 = 1/2
Cos90 = 0
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Tan0
Tan30
Tan45
Tan60
Tan90
Tan0 = 0
Tan30 = 1/(√3)
Tan45 = 1
Tan60 = (√3)/1
Tan90 = 1/0 (undefined)
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The angle for 1 person or thing
360°/Σfrequency
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Position of the median value
Odd -> (n+1)/2
Even -> n/2, (n/2)+1
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Frequency density (histogram)
frequency/class width
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Interquartile range
upper quartile - lower quartile
UQ - LQ
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Speed
speed = distance / time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_kzgW_OYX0
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Pressure
pressure = force / area
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Density
density = mass / volume
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Multiplying
a^(m) x a^(n) = a^(m+n)
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Dividing
a^(m)/a^(n) = a^(m-n)
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Raising to another power
(a^m)^n = a^(mn)
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Anything to the power of zero
n^(0) = 1
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Negative index
a^(-m) = 1/a^m
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Unit fractional index
a^(1/n) = (n)√a
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Any fractional index
a^(m/n) = ( (n)√a )^m
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Nth term: Linea sequence
U˅(n) = dn + (a-d)
a = first term, d = difference
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Nth term: Geometric sequence
U˅(n) = ar^(n-1)
a = first term, r = common ratio
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Converting between lengths: cm and m
cm / 100 = m
m x 100 = cm
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Converting between areas: cm² and m²
cm² / 10,000 = m²
m² x 10,000 = cm²
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Converting between volumes: cm³ and m³
cm³ / 1,000,000 = m³
m³ x 1,000,000 = cm³
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Equation of a straight line
y = mx + c
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Gradient
difference in y / difference in x
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Midpoint of a line (between 2 points)
( (x˅(1) + x˅(2)) , (x˅(1) + x˅(2))
/2 /2
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Equation of a circle
x² + y² = r²
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Quadratic formula
x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac))
/2
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