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Math Formula Reference

Essential formulas for CSCA exam

Algebra Basics

NameFormula
Quadratic formulax = (-b ± √(b²-4ac)) / 2a
Vieta's formulasx₁ + x₂ = -b/a, x₁x₂ = c/a
DiscriminantΔ = b² - 4ac
Factoringa² - b² = (a+b)(a-b)
Perfect square(a±b)² = a² ± 2ab + b²
Sum/diff of cubesa³ ± b³ = (a±b)(a² ∓ ab + b²)
Binomial theorem(a+b)ⁿ = Σ C(n,k)aⁿ⁻ᵏbᵏ

Sequences

NameFormula
Arithmetic sequenceaₙ = a₁ + (n-1)d
Arithmetic sumSₙ = n(a₁+aₙ)/2 = na₁ + n(n-1)d/2
Geometric sequenceaₙ = a₁ · rⁿ⁻¹
Geometric sumSₙ = a₁(1-rⁿ)/(1-r), r≠1
Infinite geometricS = a₁/(1-r), |r|<1

Functions

NameFormula
Exponent rulesaᵐ · aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ, aᵐ/aⁿ = aᵐ⁻ⁿ
Logarithm ruleslog(xy) = logx + logy
Change of baselogₐb = logₓb / logₓa
Exp-log relationy = aˣ ⟺ x = logₐy
Composite function(f∘g)(x) = f(g(x))
Inverse functionf(f⁻¹(x)) = x

Trigonometry

NameFormula
Basic identitysin²θ + cos²θ = 1
Tangenttanθ = sinθ/cosθ
Sum formula (sin)sin(α±β) = sinαcosβ ± cosαsinβ
Sum formula (cos)cos(α±β) = cosαcosβ ∓ sinαsinβ
Double angle (sin)sin2θ = 2sinθcosθ
Double angle (cos)cos2θ = cos²θ - sin²θ
Law of sinesa/sinA = b/sinB = c/sinC = 2R
Law of cosinesc² = a² + b² - 2ab·cosC

Calculus

NameFormula
Derivative definitionf'(x) = lim[h→0] (f(x+h)-f(x))/h
Power rule(xⁿ)' = nxⁿ⁻¹
Exponential(eˣ)' = eˣ, (aˣ)' = aˣlna
Logarithm(lnx)' = 1/x
Trig derivatives(sinx)' = cosx, (cosx)' = -sinx
Product rule(fg)' = f'g + fg'
Quotient rule(f/g)' = (f'g - fg')/g²
Chain rule(f(g(x)))' = f'(g(x))·g'(x)

Analytic Geometry

NameFormula
Distance formulad = √((x₂-x₁)² + (y₂-y₁)²)
Midpoint formulaM = ((x₁+x₂)/2, (y₁+y₂)/2)
Slopek = (y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁)
Point-slope formy - y₁ = k(x - x₁)
General formAx + By + C = 0
Point-line distanced = |Ax₀+By₀+C| / √(A²+B²)
Circle equation(x-a)² + (y-b)² = r²
Ellipse equationx²/a² + y²/b² = 1
Hyperbola equationx²/a² - y²/b² = 1
Parabola equationy² = 4px 或 x² = 4py

Vectors & Complex Numbers

NameFormula
Vector additiona⃗ + b⃗ = (a₁+b₁, a₂+b₂)
Dot producta⃗·b⃗ = |a⃗||b⃗|cosθ = a₁b₁+a₂b₂
Vector magnitude|a⃗| = √(a₁² + a₂²)
Angle between vectorscosθ = a⃗·b⃗ / (|a⃗||b⃗|)
Complex addition(a+bi) + (c+di) = (a+c) + (b+d)i
Complex multiplication(a+bi)(c+di) = (ac-bd) + (ad+bc)i
Complex modulus|a+bi| = √(a² + b²)

Probability & Statistics

NameFormula
Classical probabilityP(A) = n(A) / n(S)
Addition ruleP(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∩B)
Multiplication ruleP(A∩B) = P(A)·P(B|A)
Conditional prob.P(B|A) = P(A∩B) / P(A)
PermutationP(n,r) = n! / (n-r)!
CombinationC(n,r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!)
Meanx̄ = Σxᵢ / n
Variances² = Σ(xᵢ-x̄)² / n
Standard deviations = √(s²)

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