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Straightline
y=mx+cwheremistheslope.
Theslopeorgradientmofastraightlineistanoftheanglemadewiththepositivexaxis.
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Theslopesoftwoparallellines,m1andm2areequalifthelinesareparallel.Ifthetwo
linesareperpendicular,m1*m2=1.
Findingtheyintercept:Putx=0,Intheaboveequation,cistheyintercept.
Findingthexintercept:Puty=0.Intheaboveequation,c/misthexintercept.
Equationofastraightlineparalleltotheyaxisatadistance'a'fromitisx=a.
Equationofastraightlineparalleltothexaxisatadistance'b'fromitisy=b.
Equationofalineparalleltothexaxisandpassingthroughtthepoint(a,b)isy=b.
Equationofalineperpendiculartoxaxisandpassingthrough(a,b)isx=a.
Equationofalineparalleltotheyaxisandpassingthrough(a,b)isx=a.
Equationofalineperpendiculartotheyaxisandpassingthrough(a,b)isy=b.
Equationofxaxisisy=0andequationofyaxisisx=0.
Theequationofastraightlinewhichcutsoffinterceptsaandbonthexaxisandyaxisis
x/a+y/b=1.
Theequationofastarightlinepassingthroughtheorigin(0,0)isy=mx.
Theequationofastraightlinepassingthroughtheoriginandmakingequalanglewithboth
theaxesisy=x
Onepointform:
wheremistheslopeofthestraightlineanditpassesthroughthe
point
Slopeofalinepassingthrough
isgivenby
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Theequationofastraightlinepassingthrough
isgivenby
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Distancebetweentwopoints.
Thedistancebetweentwopoints
and
isgivenby
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Thedistanceofapoint(x,y)fromtheoriginisgivenby
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Sectionformula
Thepointwhichdividesthelinejoiningtwopoints
intheratiom:ninternallyis
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Thepointwhichdividesthelinejoiningtwopoints
intheratiom:nexternallyis
Thepointwhichbisectsthelinejoiningtwopoints
is
Areaofatriangle
Theareaofthetriangleformedbythethreepoints
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isgivenby
.
Thethreepointsarecollineariftheareaofthetriangleformediszero.
Ifthethreeverticesofatriangleare
CoordinatesoftheCetroid:(Themeetingpintofthethreemedians)
Iffortheabovesaidtriangle,thelengthsofthethreesidesofthetrianglearea,b,andc,
CordinatesoftheIncentre:(Thecentreofacirclewhichtouchesthesidesofatriangle,
alsothepointofinteresctionoftheanglebisectorsofthetriangle)
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Concurrentlines
Ifthelines
areconcurrent,
then
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Anglebetweentwolines
Letthetwolines
makeangles
withthepositivexaxis.Then,
.
Theanglebetweenthelinesisgivenby
Forparallellines,
andforperpendicularlines,
Theanglebetweenthelines
isgivenby
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Ifthelinesareparallel,
.
Ifthelinesareperpendiculartoeachother,
Perpendiculardistancefromorigin
Theperpendiculardistancefromtheorigintothelineax+by+c=0is
Perpendiculardistanceofalinefromapoint
Theperpendiculardistancefromthepoint
tothelineax+by+c=0isgivenby
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Circle
Theequationofacirclewhosecenteris(h,k)andradiusisaisgivenbytheequation
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Theequationofacirclewhosecentreistheoriginandwhoseradiusisaisgivenbythe
equation
Thegeneralequationofacircleis
wherethecentreis(g,f)andradiusis
Theequationofacirclewhoseonediameteristhelinesegmentjoiningthepoints
isgivenby
Theequation
represents
arealcircleif
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apointcircle(acircleofzeroradius)if
andanimaginarycircleif
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Circlethroughthreepoints
Giventhreepoints
theequationofthecirclepassingthroughthethreepointsis
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Hawking.
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AreaofaQuadrilateral
Theareaofaquadrilateralwhoseverticesare
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isgivenby
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Conics
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Aconicisdefinedasthelocusofapointwhichmovessuchthatitsdistancefromafixed
pointisalwaysetimesitsdistancefromafixedstraightline.Thefixedpointiscalledthe
focusoftheconicandthefixedstraightlineiscalledthedirectrixoftheconic.Theconstant
ratio,e,iscalledtheeccentricityoftheconic.
Ife<1,theconicisaparabola.Ife=1,theconicisanellipseandife>1,theconicisa
hyperbola.
Parabola
Standardformofaparabola:
Thecoordinatesofthefocusare(a,0)andthevertexoftheparabolais(0,0),thecurveis
symmetricaboutthexaxis.
Equationofthetangentat(x1,y1)
Conditionthaty=mx+cmaybeatangent:
Thepointofcontactis
Latusrectum=4a
Eccentricity,e=1
Equationofdirectrix,x=e.
Equationofnormalat(x1,y1):
Equationofchordofcontactoftangentsdrawnfrom(x1,y1):
ParametricRepresentation
Thecoordinates(at,2at)satisfiestheequationy=4ax.
Theequationofthechordjoiningthepointst1andt2ontheparabolay=4axis
Theequationofthetangentat(at,2at)is
Theequationofthenormalat(at,2at)is
Thepointofintersectionoftangentsatt1andt2is
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Ellipse
Standradform:
Thecoordinatesofthefociare(ae,0)and(ae,0).
Tangentat(x1,y1)
Latusrectum:
Eccentricity,
Equationofdirectrices:
x=acos,y=bsinsatisifiestheequationoftheellipse.
Theequationofthetangentatis
Theequationofnormalatis
Hyperbola
Standardform:
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Tangentat(x1,y1):
Latusrectum:
Eccentricity,e
Equationofdirectrices:
Anasymptoteofahyperbolaisastraightlinewhichtouchesthehyperbolaatinfinitybut
doesnotliealtogetheratinfinity.
Theequationsofasymptotesofahyperbolaare
x=asec,y=btansatisifiestheequationofthehyperbola.
Theequationofthetangentatis
Theequationofthenormalatis
RectangularHyperbola
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Ahyperbolainwhichb=aiscalledaRectangularhyperbola.Theasymptotesofa
rectangularhyperbolaareatrightanglestoeachother.
TheasymptotesofaRectangularHyperbolaare
Standardform:
Tangentat(x1,y1):
Latusrectum=2a
Eccentricity,e=2
Parametricform
Thepoint
satisifestheequationoftherectangularhyperbola,
Theequationofthetangentattis
Theequationofthenormalattis
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Equationofaplane
Theequationofaplanepassingthroughthreenoncollinearpointshavingcoordinates
(x1,y1,z1),(x2,y2,z2),and(x3,y3,z3)canbedterminedbythefollowingdeterminant
equations:
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Anglebetweentwoplanes
Lettheequationsoftwoplanesbe
ax+by+cz+d=0and
a1x+b1y+c1z+d1=0
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Theanglebetweenthetwoplanesisdefinedastheanglebetweenthenormals.
Ifistheanglebetweenthenormals,then
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Perpendiculardistancefromapointtoaplane
Theperpendiculardistanceofthepoint(x1,y1,z1)fromtheplane
Ax+By+Cz+D=0isgivenby
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Theperpendiculardistancefromtheorigintotheplane
Ax+By+Cz+D=0is
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TranslationofAxes
Thecoordinates(x',y')ofacoordinatesystemwithoriginO'=(x[sub]0[/sub],
y[sub]0[/sub])relativetothestandardorigin(0,0)arerelatedtothestandard(x,y)
coordinatesbythetransformationequations
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coordinatesbythetransformationequations
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RotationofAxes
Thecoordinates(x',y')ofacoordinatesystemwithorigin(0,0)withthex'axismakingan
angleofwiththepositivexaxisarerelatedtothestandard(x,y)coordinatesbythe
transformationequations
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TranslationandRotationofAxes
Thecoordinates(x',y')ofacoordinatesystemwithoriginO'=(x[sub]0[/sub],
y[sub]0[/sub])relativetothestandardorigin(0,0)andwiththex'axismakinganangleof
withthepositivexaxisarerelatedtothestandard(x,y)coordinatesbythe
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PolarCoordinates
Thetransformationequationsrelatingrectangularcoordinates(x,y)andpolarcoordinates
(r,)are
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ListingofSeveralTypesofPolarCurves
UsethePolarGraphertographthesecurves.
Circle
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Theequationforacircleofradiusr[sub]0[/sub]centeredattheoriginisgivenby
Ifthecircleiscenteredat(c,)andhasradiusr[sub]0[/sub],itsequationis
Ellipse
Theequationofanellipseofsemimajoraxisaandsemiminoraxisbcenteredatthe
originisgivenby
Parabola
Ifthedistancefromthevertextothefocusofaparabolaisa,thenitsequationis
Hyperbola
Theequationofahyperbolaofsemimajoraxisaandsemiminoraxisbcenteredatthe
originisgivenby
Lemniscate
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Theequationofalemniscateinpolarcoordinatesis
Inrectangularcoordinatesthisis
Theareainsidebothloopsofthelemniscateis
Cardioid
Theequationofacardioidisgivenby
Theareaofthecardioidis
anditsperimeteris
ThreeLeavedRose
Theequationofathreeleavedroseis
Foroddn,r=acosnandr=asinnarenleavedroses.
FourLeavedRose
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Theequationofafourleavedroseis
Forevenn,r=acosnandr=asinnare2nleavedroses.
Limaon
Theequationofalimaonis
SpiralofArchimedes
TheequationofaspiralofArchimedesis
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Turningpointofaparabolaoftheformy=ax+bx+c
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