How to do everything in Higher maths Flashcards

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Distance Formula

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The Square root of

x2-x1) + (y2-y1

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m=tana

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positive of x axis use angle given

negative of x axis take away from 180

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Equation of a straight line

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y-b=m(x-a)

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Parallel lines

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have equal gradients

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Perpendicular

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flip and change sign

m1 x m2 = -1

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Collinearity

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Mab = Mbc = Mac

share a common point and have the same gradient

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Point of intersection

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Simultaneous equations

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Medians

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Find Midpoint
Find the gradient M
Find equation of line using M and either point

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Altitudes

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Find M then Mperp

Use third point and Mperp

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Perpendicular Bisector

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Find Midpoint
Find Gradient M
Find Mperp
use Mperp and Midpoint

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Recurrence Relations

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Un+1 = aun + b

or

Un-1 = aun + b

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Limits

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a limit can only occur if - 1< a < 1

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Sketching Functions

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inside the bracket change the x coordinate

outside the bracket change the y coordinate

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Composite Functions

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substitute and solve

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Differentiation

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bring power down

take away one from power

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Equations of tangents

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need one point and M
one point is ALWAYS given
M is the rate of change f’(x)
x coordinate is the equation of the gradient

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Increasing and Decreasing Functions

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f’(x) > 0 - increasing

f’(x) < 0 - decreasing

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Stationary Points

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when f’(x) = 0

use nature table to find nature of curve

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Curve Sketching

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Work out x-axis intercepts / roots solve y = 0
work out y axis intercepts for x = 0
determine stationary points and their nature
sketch on a graph

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Closed Intervals

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Max/Min values can occur at stationary points or end points of the closed interval

a range is given -a < x < b

find stationary points - use if in range

sub the interval values and stationary points into f’(x) ti find max / min

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Graphs of Derived Functions

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All stationary points become roots
when graph is increasing - above x axis
when graph is decreasing - below x axis
plot on graph new curve

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Polynomials - factors

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is a factor if R=0

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Equations for Polynomials

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use y=k(x-a)(x-b)

use point on graph to determine y and x and given point for a and b

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Completing the square

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take the coefficent out of the x^2
then half everything
complete the sqaure as normal
put the coefficent back in

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Quadratic Inequations
less than zero = below x axis greater than zero = above x axis draw a sketch and solve
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The discriminant
< 0 = No real roots = 0 , = Equal roots (one root) > 0 = 2 Real roots
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Conditions for Tangency
make line and curve equal to each other make = 0 solve if one value it is a tangent
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Point of Contact
sub point (x) into the line to find y
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Integration
Add 1 to power and divide by new power
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Indefenite Integrals
must have + c !!
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Definite Integrals
have limits
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Finding a Limit - Integration
integrate, then upper take away lower limit
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Area Under Graph
use graph to find limits if not given | integrate
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Area above and below the x axis
two seperate integrations | using the 3 different roots to make to seperate limits
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Differential Equations
integrate and have + c on the end sub in point to x and y to solve for c re-write equation as y = x and sub in the value of C
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Problem Solving Differential Equations
D = vt | -> differentiate both ways
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Circle - Intersection of a line
always sub line into circle and solve
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equation of circle centre
(0,0) x^2 + y^2 = r^2
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Circle centre (a,b) radius r
(x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2 on formula sheet match up equation with formula sheet to find radius and centre to work out radius if not given use distance formula
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Inside Outside or on the Circumference
if r^2 point < r^ circle then inside if r^2 point = r^ circle then on if r^2 point > r^ circle then outside
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General Equation of a Circle
x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fx + c = 0 on formula sheet expanded version of (x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2 use square root of g^2 + f^2 - c also on formula sheet to find r
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Tangents to Circles
Substitute the line into the circle expand and solve make sure to subsitute all y's and remember to keep the ^2 take out a common factor if possible and solve to find x, should be 1 solution
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Equations of Tangents
``` Will always be PERPENDICULAR Find M radius Find Mperp use y-b = m(x-a) DO NOT substitute the centre always use the point on the line ```
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Trigonometry - Multiple and Compound Angles
Nat 5 Knowledge | use exact triangles to solve
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Addition Formula
``` sin(a±b) = sinAcosB ± CosAsinB cos(a±b) = cosAcosB ∓ sinAsinB ``` both on formula sheet use exact triangles to find compare and match to formula sheet if given one angle then use pythagorus to find others and solve
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Double Angle Formula
sin2A = 2sinAcosA cos2A = cos^2A - sin^2A = 2cos^2A - 1 = 1 - 2Sin^2A All on formula sheet match up your equation with one of the formula
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Using the formula to solve trig equations
Make equation = 0 must get rid of double angles Factorise and Solve
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Vectors
Equal vectors = same magnitude Zero vector = magnitude of zero Unit vector = magnitude of 1
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Unit vector notation 3D
i j k i (1,0,0) j(0,1,0) k(0,0,1)
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Finding the Magnitude
Square and add all the numbers together then square root Pythagoras basically
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Position Vectors
AB = b-a
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Parallel Vectors
Multiples of each other
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Collinear Points
Use position vectors if they are both the same then they are MULTIPLES OF THE SAME VECTOR and share a common point create a ratio with the number outside the bracket
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Dividing a line in Given Ratio
find the ratio total by adding both together find the distance between the x's,y's and z's divide by the ratio times by the first number in the ratio add that to the first point
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Scalar product/ dot product
a.b. = | a | | b | cos θ formula sheet vectors MUST point AWAY from each other θ is always between 0 and 180
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if dot product = 0
then they are perpendicular vectors
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if angle not on exact triangle
find the angle opposite e.g. 90 + 60 = 150 so 90 - 60 = 30 30 is opposite to 150 so if 30 is positive 150 is negative, use graph to determine positive or negative
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Scalars and Vectors in Component Form
a.b. = a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3 formula sheet remember if a.b. = 0 it is perpendicular
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Angles Between Vectors
cosθ = a.b. / | a | | b | rearranged formula same method as before
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When Notation changes
make sure to use correct notation with dot product
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Properties of the Scalar and Dot Product
a. ( b + c ) = a.b. + a.c. a. ( b - c ) = a.b. - a.c. a. b. = b.a. if anything is x.x or a.a. etc then θ = 0
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Derivatives of sinx and cosx
f(x) sinx then f'(x) = cosx f(x) = cosx then f'(x) = -sinx on formula sheet a number infront DOES NOT change remember two negatives make a positive
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Gradient at a Point
Find the equation of a tangent of y = 2sinx and x = π/3 find m of y=2sinx as remember f'(x) = m then find y by subbing in x use y-b=m(x-a) do not mix radians and surds!
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Chain Rule
Bring power down as normal but put infront of bracket Take power away as usual Times by the DIFFERENTIAL of the bracket all usual differential rules apply afterwards, negative powers, surds etc.
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Integrals of sinx and cosx
``` ∫cosdx = sinx + c ∫sinxdx = -cosx + c ``` both on formula sheet number in front doesn't change usual steps of add one to power and divide by new power of things without sin and cos
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Definite Integrals
same rules as before this time with limits.
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Finding the area under the curve y=sinx between x=0 and x= 2π
Find the area of one using normal rules, then double as as areas are equal and the range is 2π
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Harder Chain Rule Examples
bring power down multiple by bracket differentiated | when there are more than just one number being multiplied i.e. it contains x's and x^2's then put in a bracket
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Chain Rule - Trig Functions
Keep the BRACKET the SAME! differentiate outside the bracket times by differentiated bracket all usual rules apply, bringing power down etc if necessary.
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Integrating Chain Rule
Add 1 to power Divide by new power also divide by the differential of the bracket, NOT the INTEGRAL
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Definite Integrals
Same method, integrate chain rule | use limits solve
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Integrating sin(ax+b) and cos (ax+b)
``` ∫cos(ax+b) = 1/a sin(ax + b) + c ∫sin(ax+b) = - 1/acos(ax + b) + c ``` both on formula sheet usual rules, integrate OUTSIDE the bracket as that stays the same divide by the differential of the bracket and new power if there is one. if there are 2 things to integrate make sure to keep them seperate
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Wave Function
acosx + bsinx = kcos(x-a) if it asks you in the form of kcos(x-a) use formula sheet to expand what is after the k may vary so you must compare with the formula sheet then pull out kcosa= and ksina= use these numbers to find k with pythagorus then use trig identity sun over the sea (c) gives you a tan, ksina/kcosa = tana use K and a and sub into the original kcos(x-a) if you have a negative value for sin/cos then use CAST diagram and tick corresponding i.e. +sin tick where sin is positive and -cos tick where cos is negative
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Graphs of Exponential functions
a>0 and a≠1 for y=a^x you will get two coordinates of (0,1) and (1,0)
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for 0
you will get two coordinates of (0,1) ans (1,a) | as a^0 = 1 and a^1 = a for all a>0
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Transformation of exponential function graphs
work the SAME as normal transformations of graphs
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e
approximately = 2.718
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logs!
if f(x) = a^x , then f^-1 (x) = logax then f^-1 (x) = a^x : logex = base e ln = log to base e of x log = log10x = base 10
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e^x and lnx
e^x and ln^x are inverse functions lnx=logex this works for other bases i.e. 10^x is the inverse of log10x and 2^x if log2x etc...
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Rules for logarithms
log10xy = log10x + log10y (multiply) log10 x/y = logx - log10y (divide) nlog10x = log10x^n (make the power come infront the log)
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Formula of Experimental data
y = kx^n ``` log10y = log10kx^n log10y = log10k + log10x^n log10y = nlog10x + log10k ``` normal rules plus our k to find n find the gradient to find k subsitute a point into the equation rearrange to solve for k and take exponential of both sides to find k
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whether it is y = kn^n or y=ab^x
if logy and logx on graph then y=kx^n if logy and x then y = ab^x
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For both use y = mx+c to solve as it is much easier
so y=ab^x then y=mx+c log10y= 2x+1 if m=2 and c = 1 (my example heheh) i'm using log10y as that is the other part of the graph take exponential and well solve then match up your answer to y=ab^x to see what a and b are do the same for y=kx^n but just take both log10x and log10y for x rather than just x