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Pythagorean Theorem

𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 = √𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 2 + 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 2

Trigonometric Ratios
SOH – CAH – TOA
𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑥 =
𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝑥 =
𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝑥 =
𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
Area of Triangle
𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 × 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
2
Area of Rectangle
𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 × 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
Conversion Units

Area of Circle
𝜋𝑟 2 where r is radius and 2𝑟 = 𝑑 (diameter)
Circumference of Circle
2𝜋𝑟 or 𝜋𝑑
Rules of Exponents (Indices)
𝑎 𝑥 × 𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑥+𝑦
𝑎 𝑥 ÷ 𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑥−𝑦
(𝑎 𝑥 )𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑥𝑦
𝑎0 = 1
1
= 𝑎𝑥
𝑎−𝑥
𝑛𝑡ℎ Term of an Arithmetic Sequence
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑
𝑎𝑛 → 𝑛𝑡ℎ 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
𝑎1 → 1𝑠𝑡 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
𝑑 → common difference
Angles