GCSE Maths Higher Formula Sheet Stratified Sampling

These formulae are not given to you and you need to know them The frequency for a group in a
stratified sample is
frequency of group
×sample size
total frequency St Anthony’s Girls’
Direct & Inverse Proportion
Catholic Academy
If x is directly proportional to yn
then Quadratic Sequences
𝑥 ∝ 𝑦𝑛 so 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑦 𝑛
The nth term of a quadratic sequence is in the
If x is inversely proportional to yn form an2 + bn + c, where
then
1 𝑘 2a = 2nd difference
𝑥∝ 𝑛 so 𝑥= 𝑛
𝑦 𝑦 3a + b = 1st difference (between 1st and 2nd term)
a + b + c = 1st term in the sequence
Lowest Common Multiple

The LCM of two numbers, a and

b, is 𝑎×𝑏 Median from a Histogram/Frequency Table
𝐿𝐶𝑀 =
𝐻𝐶𝐹
𝑚−𝑝
𝐿+ ×𝑤
Constructing Pie Charts 𝑓
The angle to draw for each L is the lower limit of the median class
sector is m is the median point
p is the total frequency of the previous bars
frequency
Angle = × 360° f is the frequency of the median class
Area of a Sector total w is the class width of the median class
𝜃
𝐴= × 𝜋𝑟 2
360°
Length of diagonal across a Cuboid (3D Pythagoras)
Length of an Arc
Compound Growth & Decay
𝜃
𝐴= × 𝜋𝑑 d2 = a2 + b2 + c2 The amount after n years (or days, etc.) is:
360°
c
b starting 𝑟 𝑛
a × 1 ± 100
Gradient of a Line amount
where r is the rate of change.
𝑦2 − 𝑦1 Equation of a straight Line Angles in Polygons The ± means + for growth and – for decay
𝑚=
𝑥2 − 𝑥1 (x1 , y1)
Sum of Interior Angles = (𝑛 − 2) × 180°
height

Given a point (x1 , y1) and the gradient

or base
m, the equation of a straight line is Where n is the number of sides of the shape
(x2 , y2)
height
𝑚= 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
base Exterior Angles add up to 360o
Substitute the numbers in, expand and simplify
One exterior angle in a REGULAR polygon:
Perpendicular Gradients 360°
Midpoint of two points
Given a gradient of a line 1 𝑛
−
between 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 𝑥1 + 𝑦2
m, the gradient of the line ,
𝑚 (x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2)
2 2 Pairs of Interior and Exterior Angles add up to 180o
perpendicular to it is: