Maths Formulas

The following tables give the formulas that useful for GCSE/IGCSE Maths: Number, Algebra, Geometry, Circle Theorems, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, Sketching Graphs, and Statistics. Scroll down the page for more examples and videos to help you remember the formulas.

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I. Number

• Percentage Change: \(\frac{\text{Change}}{\text{Original Value}}\times 100\text{%}\)
  
• Simple Interest: \(I=\frac{PRT}{100}\)(where P = Principal, R = Rate, T = Time in years)
  
• Compound Interest / Growth & Decay: \(A=P\left( 1\pm \frac{R}{100} \right)^{n}\) (where A = Amount, P = Principal, R = Rate, n = Number of periods)
  
• Distance = Speed × Time
  
• Standard Form: A × 10ⁿ (where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer)
  
• Rules of Indices

II. Algebra

• Quadratic Formula: For ax²+bx+c=0, the solutions are \(x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\)
  
• nth term of an Arithmetic Sequence: T_n=a+(n−1)d (where a is the first term, d is the common difference)
  
• Direct Proportion: y=kx (where k is a constant)
  
• Inverse Proportion: \(y=\frac{k}{x}\) (where k is a constant)
  

III. Coordinate Geometry

• Gradient (m) of a Line: \(m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)
  
• Equation of a Straight Line: y=mx+c
  
• Distance between two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂): \(\sqrt{\left( x_2-x_1 \right)^{2}+\left( y_2-y_1 \right)^{2}}\)
  
• Midpoint of a Line Segment between (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂): \(\left( \frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2} \right)\)
  
• Perpendicular Lines: m₁ × m₂ = -1

IV. Mensuration (Area and Volume)
Circles:
Circumference: C=πd or C=2πr
Area: A=πr²
Arc Length: \(L=\frac{\theta}{360^\circ }\times 2\pi r\)
Area of Sector: \(A=\frac{\theta}{360^\circ }\times \pi r^2\)
Rectangle:
Area: A=length×width
Perimeter: P=2(length+width)
Area of Triangle: A= ½×base×height
Area of Parallelogram: A=base×height
Area of Trapezium: A= ½(a+b)h (where a and b are parallel sides, h is perpendicular height)
Volume of Prism: V=Area of cross-section×length
Cylinder:
Volume: V=πr²
Curved Surface Area: CSA=2πrh
Total Surface Area: TSA=2πr²+2πrh
Volume of Pyramid: V= ⅓×base area×height
Cone:
Volume: V= ⅓ πr²h
Curved Surface Area: CSA=πrl (where l is slant height)
Total Surface Area: TSA=πr²+πrl
Sphere:
Volume: \(V=\frac{4}{3}\pi^3\)
Surface Area: SA=4πr²

V. Probability and Statistics

• Probability of an Event: \(P\left( Event \right)=\frac{\text{Number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{Total Number of possible outcomes}}\)
  
• Mutually Exclusive Events: P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)
  
• Independent Events: P(A and B)=P(A)×P(B)
  
• Mean from a Frequency Table: Mean= \(\frac{\sum{fx}}{\sum{f}}\) (where f is frequency, x is value/midpoint)
  
• Frequency Density (for Histograms): Frequency ÷ Class Width

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