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1
Q

Formula: area of a triangle

A

A = 1/2 (base)(height)

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2
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What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

A

a2 + b2 = c2

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3
Q

How to calculate slope?

A

y2 – y1 / x2 – x1

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4
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Special Right Triangle
45-45-90

A

45-45-90
X : X : X √2

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5
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Special Right Triangle
30-60-90

A

30-60-90
X : X √3 : 2X

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6
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Sum of all internal angles in any polygon?

A

180 (n – 2)
n is the number of sides

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7
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One interior angle in a regular polygon

A

180 (n – 2) / n
n is the number of sides

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8
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Area of a circle

A

A = πr2

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9
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Circumference of a circle

A

C = 2 πr

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10
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Area of a trapezoid

A

A = (a + b)/2 * h

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11
Q

Even + Even

A

Even

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12
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Odd + Odd

A

Odd

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13
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Even + Odd

A

Odd

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14
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Even * Even

A

Even

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15
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Odd * Odd

A

Odd

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16
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Even * Odd

A

Even

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17
Q

Xm * Xn

A

Xm+n

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18
Q

Xm / Xn

A

Xm-n

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19
Q

(Xm)n

A

Xm*n

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20
Q

(X * Y)m

A

Xm * Ym

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21
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(X / Y)m

A

Xm / Ym

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22
Q

X0

A

1

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23
Q

X-n

A

1/Xn

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24
Q

√a * √b

A

√(a*b)

25
Q

√a / √b

A

√(a/b)

26
Q

What is the distance formula?

A

D = rate * time

27
Q

√2

A

≈1.41

28
Q

√3

A

≈ 1.7

29
Q

√10

A

≈ 3.1

30
Q

Simple interest formula

A

Value = principal (1 + rate*years)

31
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Compound interest formula

A

Value = principal (1 + rate)time

32
Q

Positive parabola

A

y = ax2 + bx + c

33
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Negative parabola

A

y = -ax2 + bx + c
a is negative

34
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Circle formula

A

(x–a)2 + (y–b)2 = r2
Center is (a,b), radius > 0

35
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Absolute value formula

A

f(x) = |x|
Adding or subtracting numbers shifts the function up or down the x-axis

36
Q

h(x) + c

A

Graph of h(x) is shifted upwards by c units

37
Q

h(x) + c

A

Graph of h(x) is shifted upwards by c units

38
Q

h(x) – c

A

Graph of h(x) is shifted downwards by c units

39
Q

h(x + c)

A

Graph of h(x) is shifted left by c units

40
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h(x – c)

A

Graph of h(x) is shifted right by c units

41
Q

c*h(x) if c>1

A

Graph of h(c) is stretched vertically by factor of c

42
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c*h(x) if 0<c<1

A

Graph of h(x) is shrunk vertically by factor of c

43
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Real numbers (definition)

A

All rational and irrational numbers
Ex. 3, 0, 1.5, 3/2, √5

Everything except complex numbers

44
Q

Xa = Xb

A

a = b

45
Q

Negative number raised to even power
-52

A

Always positive

46
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Negative number raised to odd power
-55

A

Always negative

47
Q

How much of the data is within 2 standard deviations of the mean for a normal distribution?

A

95%

48
Q

How much of the data is within 1 standard deviation of the mean for a normal distribution?

A

68%

49
Q

Prime number (definition)

A

A number that is only divisible by 1 and itself

50
Q

First 10 prime numbers

A

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29

51
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Sum of arithmetic series

A

S = n/2 {2a + (n–1)d}
a = first term
d = common difference
n = number of terms

52
Q

Parallel slopes are

A

Equal to each other

53
Q

Perpendicular slopes are

A

Opposite reciprocals
5 -> -1/5

54
Q

Volume of a cube

A

V = s3

55
Q

Area of a cube

A

A = 6s2

56
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Volume of a cylinder

A

V = πr2 h

57
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Surface area of a cylinder

A

2 π r2 + 2 πrh

58
Q

Finding the midpoint

A

((X1 ,X2)/2) , ((Y1 ,Y2)/2)

59
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Mode

A

The number that appears most often in a set of values