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IB Mathematics SL Formula Booklet First Examinations 2014
IB Mathematics SL Formula Booklet First Examinations 2014
Prior learning 2
Topics 3
Topic 1Algebra 3
Topic 2Functions and equations 4
Topic 3Circular functions and trigonometry 4
Topic 4Vectors 5
Topic 5Statistics and probability 5
Topic 6Calculus 6
Prior learning
Area of a parallelogram A= b h
1
Area of a triangle =
A (b h)
2
1
Area of a trapezium =
A ( a + b) h
2
Area of a circle A = r 2
Circumference of a circle C = 2r
1
Volume of a pyramid =V (area of base vertical height)
3
Volume of a cylinder V = r 2 h
4 3
Volume of a sphere V= r
3
1 2
Volume of a cone V= r h
3
Topic 1Algebra
1.1 The nth term of an un = u1 + (n 1) d
arithmetic sequence
log c a
Change of base log b a =
log c b
1.3 n n!
Binomial coefficient =
r r !(n r )!
n n
Binomial theorem (a + b) n = a n + a n 1b + + a n r b r + + b n
1 r
1
Area of a sector A = r2
2
3.2 sin
Trigonometric identity tan =
cos
3.6 a 2 + b2 c2
Cosine rule c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2ab cos C ; cos C =
2ab
a b c
Sine rule = =
sin A sin B sin C
1
Area of a triangle A = ab sin C
2
i =1
fi xi
x= n
i =1
fi
5.5 n ( A)
Probability of an event A P ( A) =
n (U )
Complementary events P ( A) + P ( A ) =1
5.8 n r
Binomial distribution X ~ B(n , p) P ( X= r )= p (1 p) n r , r= 0,1, , n
r
Mean E ( X ) = np
Variance Var ( X ) = np (1 p)
6.2 Derivative of x n f ( x) =
xn f ( x) =
nx n 1
Derivative of cos x f ( x) =
cos x f ( x) =
sin x
1
Derivative of tan x f ( x) =tan x f ( x) =
cos 2 x
Derivative of e x f ( x) =
ex f ( x) =
ex
1
Derivative of ln x f ( x) =ln x f ( x) =
x
dy dy du
Chain rule y = g (u ) , u =f ( x) =
dx du dx
dy dv du
Product rule y =uv =u + v
dx dx dx
du dv
v u
u dy
Quotient rule y= = dx 2 dx
v dx v
1
x dx =ln x + C , x>0
sin x dx =
cos x + C
cos x=
dx sin x + C
e d=
x ex + C
x
Volume of revolution b
from t1 to t 2
distance = t1
v(t ) dt