ACT MATH FORMULA REVIEW

Roots, Powers and Exponents

A0 = 1 log a ax = x (log 2 8 = log 2 23 = 3) Linear Equations
A1 = A log a (xy) = loga x + log a y 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
𝑎
√𝑏 =
√𝑎 x y intercept is b (x=0)
√𝑏 log a ( ) = loga x − loga y −𝑏
y X intercept is 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0 (y=0) =
𝑚
√𝑎𝑏 = √𝑎√𝑏
AmAn = Am+n
Quadratic Formula The slope is 𝑚 =
𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒
=
𝑦2 −𝑦1
𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑥2 −𝑥1
(𝐴𝑚 )𝑛 = 𝐴𝑚𝑛 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 A line with a perpendicular slope has an
𝐴𝑚 −𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 opposite reciprocal of m: − 𝑚
1
= 𝐴𝑚−𝑛  𝑥 =
𝐴𝑛 2𝑎 Distance Formula 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
𝐴−𝑚 = 𝑚
1 Distance Time Formula 𝑥1 +𝑥2 𝑦1 +𝑦2
𝐴 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝑑) 𝑑 Midpoint Formula ( , )
𝑚 𝑛
𝐴 𝑛 = √𝐴𝑚
Speed (v) = v= 2 2
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑡) 𝑡

Prime numbers Triangles

First ten primes: 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29
Perfect squares
Commonly used on the ACT:
112=121; 122=144; 132=169;
142=196; 152=225; 162=256; 252=625 Pythagorean
Irrational numbers Theory:
Cannot be written as a ratio of 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2
two integers: Examples π, √2, √3, etc. 3, 4, 5 Equilateral
Imaginary Numbers 5, 12, 13 triangle:
When squared, gives a negative result 6, 8, 10
𝑖 ∗ 𝑖 = −1 𝑖 = √−1 √(−𝑥) = 𝑖√𝑥 7, 24, 25
𝑖 = 𝑖; 𝑖 = −1; 𝑖 = −𝑖 ; 𝑖 4 = 1; 𝑖 5 = 𝑖 1
1 2 3 8, 15, 17
Mean: Average ǁ Median: Middle number Isosceles triangle
Mode: Most frequent number
Weighted average: Add
the values for each
occurrence; divide Area of a parallelogram: Area of a trapezoid:
L*H Half-point line: (A+B)/2 * h
by total occurrences.
CIRCLE Sum of angles
Area = 𝜋𝑟 2 in a regular
Perimeter = 2𝜋𝑟 polygon with
n sides: TRIGONOMETRY: SOH-CAH-TOA
Formula: x2 + y2 = r2 𝑂𝑝𝑝 𝐻𝑦𝑝 1
180 (n-2) Sin ʘ = 𝐻𝑦𝑝 Csc ʘ = 𝑂𝑝𝑝 = 𝑆𝑖𝑛
(x-a)2 + (y-b)2 = r2 Averages # of diagonals
𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝐻𝑦𝑝 1
Midpoint = (a,b); radius = r = ½*N(N-3) Cos ʘ = 𝐻𝑦𝑝 Sec ʘ = 𝐴𝑑𝑗 = 𝐶𝑜𝑠
Ellipses: 𝑂𝑝𝑝 𝐴𝑑𝑗 1
Tan ʘ = Cot ʘ = =
𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝑂𝑝𝑝 𝑇𝑎𝑛
CYLINDER:
Area: πr 2 + πr 2 + h*2πr 𝑠𝑖𝑛ʘ
𝑡𝑎𝑛ʘ =
Volume: 𝜋𝑟 2 ∗ ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑠ʘ
Volume: Cube: V = s3 Cone: V = 1/3 πr2 h
≅ Congruent (shape and size)
Pyramid: V = 1/3 lwh Sphere: V= 4/3 π r3
~ Similar (shape)
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ACT MATH FORMULA REVIEW
Roots, Powers and Exponents
A0 = ___ log a ax = ___ Linear Equations
A1 = ___ log a (xy) = ___ 𝒚 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒃
𝑎 x
√𝑏 = ___ log a (y) = ___ y intercept is ______
X intercept is ______
√𝑎𝑏 = ___ Quadratic Formula The slope 𝑚 =
?
______
AmAn = ___ 2 ?
𝐴𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
The line with a perpendicular slope
(𝐴𝑚 )𝑛 = ___  𝑥 =
𝐴𝑚 has a slope of ______
= ___
𝐴𝑛 Distance-Time Formula
𝐴−𝑚
= ___ Distance Formula 𝑑 = _______________
𝑚 D = ___*___ T= ??
𝐴𝑛 = ___ Midpoint Formula ___________
t Triangles
Prime numbers
First ten primes: _______________
Perfect squares
Commonly used on the ACT:
112=____; 122=____; 132=____;
142= ___; 152=____; 162=____; 252=___
Irrational numbers Pythagorean Theory:
Definition: _____________________ Formula: __________
Examples: _____________________ Examples:
Imaginary Number, 3, ___ , ___
Definition: ___________ _________ 5, ___ , ___
𝑖 1 =___; 𝑖 2 = ___; 𝑖 3 = ___; 𝑖 4 =___ 6, ___ , ___ ° °
Mean: __________ 7, ___ , ___
Isosceles triangle Equilateral triangle
Median: __________ 8, ___ , ___
Mode: __________
Weighted average: _____________

CIRCLE:
Area of a
Area
parallelogram:
= _______ Area of a trapezoid:
_____
Perimeter ______________
= ______ L*H Sum of
Formula: angles in a
TRIGONOMETRY:
(___) (___) = __ regular polygon
with n sides: Sin ʘ = _c_ /_b_
Midpoint = __ , __ ____ʘ
Averages _____ Sec ʘ= __ /__ 𝑡𝑎𝑛ʘ =
____ʘ
CYLINDER: # of diagonals Cos ʘ= __ /__
Area: ________ = _______ Cot ʘ= __ /__
Volume: ________ Csc ʘ= __ /__
Ellipses
Tan ʘ = __ /__
≅ ________ Volume: Cube: V = Cone: V =
~ ________ Pyramid: V = Sphere: V=
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