Key terms + facts Flashcards
1
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Factor
A
A number that goes into another number without remainder
2
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Multiple
A
Any numbers that are in the times table
3
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Prime
A
A number that has exactly two factors: one and itself
4
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LCM
A
Lowest Common Multiple
5
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HCF
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Highest Common Factor
6
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How do you find the HCF when using a venn diagram?
A
Multiply the middle
7
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How do you find the LCM when using a venn diagram?
A
Multiply everything
8
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Anything to the power of 0 is …
A
1
9
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Interior angle
A
Angle inside the shape
10
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Exterior angle
A
Angle made from extending the side
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Regular shape
A
All angles and sides are equal
12
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Sum of interior angles =
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(n-2) x 180
13
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Sum of exterior angles =
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360
14
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Interior + exterior =
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180
15
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Each interior angle of regular shape =
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((n - 2) x 180)/ n
16
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Quadratics have …
A
Two answers
E.g x = -3 or x = -1
17
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Expression
A
3x + 3y
18
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Equation
A
3x + 4 = 12
19
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Identity
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3(2x + 3) = 6x + 9
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Variable
A
Y
21
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Formula
A
r = 3x + 3y
22
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Write r in terms of a means …
A
Make r the subject
Or
r =
23
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Percent means out of …
A
100
24
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Multiplier
A
The percentage of an amount we want, but as a decimal
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If you want to get to the original amount you ...
Divide by the multiplier
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If you want to get to the amount afterwards you ...
Multiply by the multiplier
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True or false? If you increase something by 10%, then decrease that by 10% you would get the same as decreasing by 10% then increasing by 10%.
True
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Simple interest
Interest is calculated from original amount. Same amount added on every time
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Compound interest
Interest is based on what is in there at that time
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Direct proportion
As one value increases the other increases by the same rate (doubled/ x 10/ quartered)
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Inverse proportion
As one value increases by a rate, the other decreases by the same rate (x2 and /2 / /5 and x5 / x8 and /8)
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Mean
Add them all up and divide by however many there are (can be a decimal, doesn’t have to be in the list)
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Mode
Most common (can have either no mode, 1 value or 2 values. Must be in list)
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Median
The middle number when they’re in order (can be a decimal - in middle of two values on list or value on list)
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How do you find the place value of the median?
(n+1) / 2
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In the formula for finding the median, what is n?
The number of values in the list
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IQR =
UQ - LQ
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How do you find LQ?
(n+1) / 4
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How do you find UQ?
3((n+1) / 4)
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How do you find the mean from a table?
Sum of fx / sum of f
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How do you find modal class/ mode from a table?
The one with the most frequency
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How do you find median from a table?
Sum of frequency + 1 / 2
| This gives the place of the value
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How do you find the estimate of median? (When the table is in classes and answer is a number)
```
~ find median class and the place of the value
~ amount of numbers in (to get to the place of the value) / frequency of class
~ then times that by the class width
~ add that onto the lowest value of the class
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How do you know whether something is terminating or recurring?
A terminating fraction is a fraction that’s denominator has only 2 and 5 as prime factors
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Irrational
Cannot be expressed as a fraction: surds, pi, e
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Rational
Can be expressed as a fraction: ant terminating value/ decimal, any recurring decimal
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In probability with Venn diagrams, for ‘n’ thing, count the section(s) that has ...
The most amount of ticks (2 if two circles, 3 if three circles e.g)
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In probability with Venn diagrams, for ‘u’ thing, count the section(s) that has ...
A tick in (all sections with a tick)
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Probability can be written as ...
A fraction, % or decimal
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Mutually exclusive
Cannot happen together
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Exhaustive
All outcomes are covered, probabilities add up to 1
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Independent events
Probability of one does not effect the other
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Dependent events (conditional probability)
The outcome of the first event, effects the probability of the second
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If the question using tree diagrams asks ‘or’ ...
Add different outcomes
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If the question using tree diagrams asks ‘and’ ...
Multiply along branches
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How do you calculate percentage profit?
(Profit / cost to make) x 100
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How do you calculate to find the percentage increase or decrease?
((Original - now) / original) x 100 ?????
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What is an arithmetic sequence?
Constant difference from one term to the next
| Eg. 4, 7, 10, 13 (+3)
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What is a geometric sequence?
The ratio of one number and the next is the same
| Eg. 3, 6, 12, 24 (x2)
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What is a Fibonacci sequence?
Uses previous terms to get the next
| Eg. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5
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What is a quadratic sequence?
Second difference is constant
Eg. 2, 8, 18, 32, 50
+6 +10 +14 +18
+4 +4 +4
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With quadratic sequences, what do you do to the second difference?
Half it, and then write it out, and minus it from the original. Then find 0th term
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What kind of line does this give: y = 3x - 2
Straight line
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What kind of line does this give: y = x^2 + 1
‘U’ shape
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What kind of line does this give: y = 2x^3 + 1
Curved shape (like sideways S)
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How do you find gradient?
Change in y / change in x
Or
Rise / run
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If a line is perpendicular to a line with a gradient of -3/5, what is its gradient?
5/3 —> negative reciprocal
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What is the chord of a circle?
A line that cuts across the inside (doesn’t cross centre)
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What is a segment of a circle?
The area caused by a chord
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How do you find arc length?
(Angle/360) x (pi x diameter)
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How do you find sector area?
(Angle/360) x (pi x radius^2)
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Which axis is frequency ALWAYS on?
Y-axis
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What is cumulative frequency?
Frequency gets added as it goes along
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What is completing the square form?
(x+p)^2 - q
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Write x^2 + 10x + 3 in completing the square form
(x + 5)^2 - 22
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Write 2x^2 + 12x - 2 in completing the square form
2(x+3)^2 - 20
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What is the quadratic formula?
x = (-b +/- [root b^2 - 4ac]) / 2a
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In a quadratic equation, which numbers are the roots?
The two answers (x = ... or x = ...)
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What happens is you multiply or divide by a negative with an inequality?
The sign flips
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What is the Sine Rule?
a/SinA = b/SinB = c/SinC
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What is the Cosine Rule?
a^2 = b^2 + c^2 - 2bcCosA
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What is the ambiguous case?
Finding obtuse + acute versions in the triangle (subtract from 180)
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What is the other way to find area of a triangle?
Area = 1/2 abSinC
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What are the numbers (from thumb down) that you can use on your fingers for exact trigonometry values?
Above 0 - 30 - 45 - 60 - 90 Below
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What is the rule for Sin in exact trigonometry values?
Root amount of numbers above / 2
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What is the rule for Cos in exact trigonometry values?
Root amount of numbers below / 2
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What is the rule for Tan in exact trigonometry values?
Root amount of numbers above / root amount of numbers below
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What is Sin30?
1/2
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What is Cos90?
0
90
What is Tan60?
Root 3
91
How do you find density?
Density = mass / volume
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Volume of cone:
1/3 x pi x r^2 x h
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Surface area of cone (curved side):
Pi x r x l
(l = curved side)
(Add area of circle for whole surface area)
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Volume of sphere:
4/3 x pi x r^3
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Surface area of sphere:
4 x pi x r^2
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Volume of square-based pyramid:
1/3 x lwh
l = base length
w = base width
h = pyramid height
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Volume of triangular based pyramid:
1/3 x area of base x height
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When finding a turning point from (x+p)^2 + q, what’s the rule?
Opposite sign of inside one, same sign of outside one
| -p,q
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If vectors can be written as multiples of each other, what does this mean?
They are parallel
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