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Algebraic Formula Sheet
Algebraic Formula Sheet
ab + ac b ad
= b + c, a 6= 0 !=
a c bc |xy| = |x||y| x |x|
=
d y |y|
Properties of Exponents
|x + y| |x| + |y| Triangle Inequality
xn xm = xn+m x0 = 1, x 6= 0
|x y| |x| |y| Reverse Triangle Inequality
!n
(xn )m = xnm x xn
= Distance Formula
y yn
Given two points, PA = (x1 , y1 ) and PB = (x2 , y2 ),
(xy)n = xn y n 1 the distance between the two can be found by:
= xn p
x n
d(PA , PB ) = (x2 x1 )2 + (y2 y1 ) 2
n
⇣ 1
⌘n ⇣ ⌘ m1
xm = xm = xn xn
= xn m
xm Number Classifications
! n !n Natural Numbers : N={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . .}
x y yn 1
= = x n
=
y x xn xn Whole Numbers : {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . .}
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Logarithms and Log Properties
Special Logarithms
logb (xk ) = k logb x
ln x = loge x natural log
where e=2.718281828... logb (xy) = logb x + logb y
!
log x = log10 x common log x
logb = logb x logb y
y
Factoring
xa + xb = x(a + b) x3 + y 3 = (x + y) x2 xy + y 2
x2 y 2 = (x + y)(x y) x3 y 3 = (x y) x2 + xy + y 2
y=x
y=1
x x
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Constant Function Linear Function/Slope-intercept form
This graph is a horizontal line passing This graph is a line with slope m
through the points (x, c) with slope m = 0 : and y intercept(0, b) :
y = c or f (x) = c y = mx + b or f (x) = mx + b
The slope m of the line passing through The equation of the line passing through
the points (x1 , y1 ) and (x2 , y2 ) is : the point (x1 , y1 ) with slope m is :
y y2 y1 rise y = m(x x1 ) + y1
m= = =
x x2 x1 run
y = x2
y= x2
x x
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Quadratics and Solving for x