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FOIL: Firsts, Outsides, Insides, Lasts

Parabola (Quadratic Equation) Forms

Standard: y = ax 2 + bx + c
Factored: y = a ( x − r1 )( x − r2 )
y = a( x − h ) + k
2
Vertex:

Quadratic Formula:

− b ± b2 − 4 ⋅ a ⋅ c
x=
2⋅a
Gravitational Acceleration of a Falling Object:
1
h = − ⋅ g ⋅ t 2 + v0 ⋅ t + h0 , where g = 32 ft/s/s = 9.8 m/s/s
2
Matrix Multiplication = rows times columns (The product of an l x m matrix
times an m x n matrix will be an l x n matrix.)

a b 
Determinant: det   = ad − bc
c d 
−1
a b  1  d − b
Matrix Inverse: c d  =
  ad − bc − c a 
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The Pythagorean Theorem c2 = a 2 + b2

Trigonometry SOHCAHTOA

sin A sin B sin C

Law of Sines: = =
a b c
Law of Cosines: c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2ab cos( C )

π 180
Radians/Degrees Conversion: or
180 π
Polar/Cartesian Conversion: ( x, y ) = ( r cos θ , r sin θ )
Unit Circle with an angle: ( x, y ) = ( cosθ , sin θ ) ; slope = tangent
General Equation of a Circle:
( x − h) 2 + ( y − k ) 2 = r 2
General Equation of an Ellipse centered at the origin:
x2 y2
2
+ 2 =1
a b
General Equation of a Hyperbola centered at the origin:
x2 y2
− =1
a 2 b2
Population Growth Formula (General Exponential Formula):
y = a ⋅b x , where a is the initial value and b is the growth rate

Exponential Decay Formula:

1
y = 100 ⋅  x
2