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Mathematics GCSE and IGCSE Formulae Sheet

Pythagoras' Theorem

 

Pythagoras' Theorem

a2+b2=c2

 

 

Curved surface area of a cone

Volume of a cone = 13πr2h

 

Curved surface area of a cone = πrl

 

 

Surface area of a sphere

Volume of a sphere = 43πr3

 

Surface area of a sphere = 4πrr2

 

 

Trig Triangle

adj = hyp×cosθ

opp = hy ×sinθ

opp = adj×tanθ

Or

sinθ=opphyp

cosθ=adjhyp

tanθ=oppadj

 

 

In any triangle ABC

Triangle ABC with opposite side with a, b, c

Sine rule: asinA=bsinB=csinC

Cosine rule: a2=b2+c2-2bccosA

Area of a triangle = 12absinC

 

 

A cross-section of a prism

Volume of a prism = area of cross section ×  length

 

 

A circle with the radius marked

Circumference of a circle = 2πr

 

Area of a circle = πr2

 

 

A cylinder with the radius and height marked

Curved surface area of a cylinder = 2πrh

 

Volume of a cylinder = πr2h

 

 

A trapezium with the height (h) and parallel sides (a,b) marked

Area of a trapezium = 12(a+b)h

 

 

The Quadratic Equation

The solutions of ax2+bx+c=0,

where a0, are given by

x=-b±b2-4ac2a

 

 

Arithmetic series

The sum of n terms, Sn=n2[2a+(n-1)d]

 

Compound interest

Where P is the principal amount, r is the interest rate over a given period and n is number of times that the interest is compounded:
Total accrued =P(1+r100)n

 

Probability

Where P(A) is the probability of outcome A and P(B) is the probability of outcome B:
P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A and B)
P(A and B)=P(A given B)P(B)