Additional Maths Formulae Sheet

Pythagoras Theorem: a2+b2=c2

1
2
3 r h

Volume of a cone:

Curved surface area of a cone: rl

Volume of a sphere:

4
3
3 r

Surface area of a sphere: 4r2

Volume of a prism: area of cross section x length
Circumference of a circle: 2r
Area of a circle: r2
Volume of a cylinder: r2h
Curved surface area of a cylinder: 2rh

1
2

Area of a trapezium:

(a+b)h

b b24 ac
2a

Quadratic formula:

In right angled triangles:

-

adj = hyp x cos

opp = hyp x sin
opp = adj x tan
or

sin =

opp
hyp

cos =

adj
hyp

tan =

opp
adj

Sine rule:

a
sinA

b
sinB

= sinC

Cosine Rule: a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bccosA

Differentiation:
function

Area of a triangle =

derivative

f(x) + g(x)

f(x) + g(x)
Integration:

px p 1

xp
function

integral

1
p +1
x p + 1 + c, p 1

xp
f (x) + g(x)

f(x) + g(x) + c

Area

area under a curve

y dx ( y 0)

Equation of Circle:
Centre (a, b), radius r
(x a)2 + (y b)2 = r2
Binomial Probability Distribution:

If
then

X ~ B ( n, p )
P( X r ) nCr p r q n r

Trigonometery:
cos2 A + sin2 A 1

1
2 absinC

sin
tan
cos
Secondary Solutions:
If sin-1(x) = , then 1800 - is also a solution
If cos-1(x) = , then 3600 - is also a solution
If tan-1(x) = , then + 1800 is also a solution