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Maths 2 Unit Notes - Everything A 2 Unit Student Needs For The HSC
Maths 2 Unit Notes - Everything A 2 Unit Student Needs For The HSC
C 2 r
l r , where
l
A
Area of a triangle
A
Area of a rectangle / parallelogram
Area of a trapezium
Area of a circle
A
A
Area of a sector
A
Area of a minor segment
A
A
A
V
V
Volume of a pyramid
Volume of a cone
Volume of a sphere
is measured in radians
Factorisation
Difference of two squares
a 2 b2
(a b)(a b)
a3 b3
(a b)(a 2 ab b2 )
a3 b3
(a b)(a 2 ab b2 )
a 2 b2 c 2
S (n 2) 180
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f ( x)
f ( x)
x2
r2
y2
( x h)2 ( y k )2
Sine ratio
sin
Cosine ratio
cos
Tangent ratio
tan
Exact values
Identities
sin
1
2
1
2
3
2
45
60
Cosine rule
r2
opposite side
hypotenuse
adjacent side
hypotenuse
opposite side
adjacent side
30
Sine rule
P(event)
cos
3
2
1
2
1
2
tan
1
3
a
b
c
sin A sin B sin C
c2 a2 b2 2ab cos C
or
a 2 b2 c2
cos C
2ab
sin
tan
cos
sin 2
cos2
1
2
1 cot
cosec2
tan 2
1 sec2
x1
2
( x2
x2 y1
,
y2
2
x1 )2 ( y2
y1 )2
ax1 by1 c
a 2 b2
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Gradient of an interval
Gradient-intercept form of line
General form of line
Point-gradient formula
Two-point formula
The equation of a line passing
through the point of intersection of
two lines
Parallel lines
Perpendicular lines
Series and applications
The nth term of an arithmetic series
y1
or m
x1
b
c 0
m( x x1 )
y2 y1
x2 x1
y y1
y y1
x x1
a1 x b1 y c1 k (a2 x b2 y c2 ) 0
m1
m2
m1 m2
Tn
Sn
Tn
Sn
a (n 1)d
n
2a (n 1)d or Sn
2
ar n 1
a(r n 1)
or Sn
r 1
a
, if r 1
1 r
r
100
The tangent to a curve and the derivative of a function
Compound interest
An
If y
Derivative of x n
If y
If y
tan
then
If y
If y
n
a l
2
a(1 r n )
1 r
P 1
f x , then
dy
dx
f ' ( x) lim
h
f x h
f x
dy
nx n 1
dx
F (u ), where F is any differentiable function
dy
du
F ' (u )
dx
dx
dy
dv
du
uv, then
u
v
dx
dx
dx
du
dv
v
u
u
dy
dx
dx
, then
2
v
dx
v
x n , then
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If ax 2 bx c 0, then
Solution of a quadratic equation
x
Axis of symmetry of parabola
Discriminant
Sum of roots of quadratic equation
Product of roots of quadratic
equation
Parabola with vertex (h, k ) and axis
of symmetry parallel to the y -axis
Parabola with vertex (h, k ) and axis
of symmetry parallel to the x -axis
Integration
Trapezoidal rule (one application)
Trapezoidal rule
(multiple applications)
Simpsons rule (one application)
Simpsons rule
(multiple applications)
Integral of x n
Integral of (ax b)n
b 2 4ac
, a
2a
b
2a
b2 4ac
b
a
c
a
( x h)2
4a( y k )
( y k )2
4a( x h)
b a
f (a) f (b)
2
h
A
y0 2 y1 2 y2 2 y3 2 y4 .......... yn
2
b a
a b
A
f (a ) 4 f
f (b)
6
2
h
A
y0 4 y1 2 y2 4 y3 2 y4 .......... yn
3
xn 1
n
x dx
C
n 1
(ax b)n 1
(ax b)n dx
C
a(n 1)
A
b
a
b
a
b
a
y dx
x dy
( f ( x) g ( x))dx
b
a
b
a
y 2 dx
x 2 dy
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Identities
Derivative of e x
Derivative of e f ( x )
Integral of e x
Integral of eax
logb a
x log a b
log c a
log c b
1 ax
e
a
C
dy
dx
1
x
Derivative of log e x
If y
log e x ln x, then
Derivative of loge f ( x)
If y
1
x
f ' ( x)
Integral of
f ( x)
Trigonometric functions
Integral of
1
dx ln x C , x 0
x
f ' ( x)
dx ln f ( x) C ,
f ( x)
dy
dx
f ' ( x)
f ( x)
dy
cos x
dx
dy
sin ax, then
a cos ax
dx
dy
sin f ( x), then
f ' ( x) cos f ( x)
dx
dy
cos x, then
sin x
dx
dy
cos ax, then
a sin ax
dx
dy
cos f ( x), then
f ' ( x)sin f ( x)
dx
dy
tan x, then
sec2 x
dx
dy
tan ax, then
a sec2 ax
dx
dy
tan f ( x), then
f ' ( x)sec2 f ( x)
dx
Derivative of sin x
If y sin x, then
Derivative of sin ax
If y
Derivative of sin f ( x)
If y
Derivative of cos x
If y
Derivative of cos ax
If y
Derivative of cos f ( x)
If y
Derivative of tan x
If y
Derivative of tan ax
If y
Derivative of tan f ( x)
If y
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sin x dx
sin(ax b) dx
Integral of cos x
cos x C
1
cos(ax b) C
a
cos x dx sin x C
Integral of sec2 x
1
sin(ax b) C
a
sec2 x dx tan x C
sec2 (ax b) dx
cos(ax b) dx
1
tan(ax b) C
a
dN
dt
kN
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square root
vertical lines
x 1
exponential
oblique lines
y
logarithm
y loge x or y ln x
cosine curve
y cos x
absolute value
y x
hyperbola
secant curve
y sec x
parabola
circle
cubic
sine curve
y
y e
cosec curve
y cosec x
1
x
y sin x
tangent curve
y tan x
cotangent curve
y cot x
semicircle
1 x
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