Maths Formulas T1 2023 Flashcards
Rational Number
They are terminating decimals (eg. 1.5, 1.59, 1.09, 1.0) or recurring decimals that have a consistent pattern (eg. 6.3333…)
Rule For Rounding To A Certain Decimal Place
If the number right of it is below 5 it stays the same, if the number right of it is 5 or above it goes up by 1. If a 9 has a number that is above 4 next to it, the pre decimal number will go up by one and the decimal place will be 0.
Multiplying Fractions
2/5 x 3/7 = 2x3/5x7 = 6/35
How to find the LCM on a calculator:
- Alpha, divide
- First number
- Shift, close bracket
- Second number
- Close bracket
- =
Dividing Fractions
Multiply by the reciprocal…
a/b divided by c/d = a/b x d/c
How to simplify a ratio
Divide both side by their HCF
8:12
divide both sides by 4…
2:3
Distance, Speed and Time Triangle
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S T
Distance
SxT or SpeedxTime
Speed
D/T or Distance over Time
Time
D/S or Distance over Speed
Principal
The money borrowed or invested
Surd
A square root that cannot be further simplified (eg. the square root of 2, 3, 5 BUT NOT 9)
Reciprocal
Fraction turned upside down
Of
multiplied by
S
speed
D
distance
T
time
Sig Fig
Signifcant Figure