EDEXCEL MATHS A LEVEL PURE LATEST UPDATE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
differentiate tan(kx)
ksec^2(kx)
differentiate cos(kx)
-ksin(kx)
differentiate sin(kx)
kcos(kx)
arithmetic sequence
un = a + (n - 1)d
arithmetic series
sn = n/2 (a + d)
geometric sequences
un = ar^n - 1
geometric series
sn = a(r^n - 1) / r - 1
sum to infinity
a/1 - r
convergent series
sn closer to 0
divergent series
sn further away from 0
sigma notation
recurrence relationship
defines each term as function of last
un + 1 = f(un)
increasing recurrence relationship
un + 1 > un
decreasing recurrence relationship
un + 1 < un
radians: arc length
l = r*degree
pi radians
180 degrees
radians: area sector
1/2r^2*degree
radians: area triangle
1/2r^2(degree-sin(degree))
small angle approximation sin(x)
small angle approximation cos(x)
1 - ((x^2)/2)
small angle approximation tan(x)
binomial expanding (1+x)^n
1 + nx + (n(n-1)/2!)x^2 + (n(n-1)(n-2)/3!)x^3 + ...
expansion valid range
|x|<1
for |bx|<1 |x|<1/|b|
binomial expanding (a+bx)^n
a^n * (1+(b/a)x)^n
expand as would (1+x)^n then multiply by a^n
sec(x)
1/cos(x)
cosec(x)
1/sin(x)
cot(x)
1/tan(x)
cot(x) in terms of sin(x) and cos(x)
cosx/sinx
1+tan^2(x)
sec^2(x)
1+cot^2(x)
cosec^2(x)
cosec^4(x) - cot^4(x)
(1+cos^2(x))/(1-cos^2(x))
sec^2(x) - cos^2(x)
sin^2(x)(1+sec^2(x))
inverse sin(x)
arcsin(x)
arcsin(x) domain
-1 < x < 1
arcsin (x) range
-pi/2 < x < pi/2
inverse cos(x)
arccos(x)
arccos(x) domain
-1 < x < 1
arccos(x) range
0 < x < pi
inverse tan(x)
arctan(x)
arctan(x) domain
x for all real numbers
arctan(x) range
-pi/2 < x < pi/2
sin2a
2sinacosa
cos2a
cos^2a - sin^2a
2cos^2a - 1
1 - 2sin^2a
tan2a
2tana / (1 - tan^2a)
differentiating standard results formula
n(x)/d(x) = (n'(x)d(x) - d'(x)n(x)) / (d(x)^2
parameter
variable
parametric equations
x = p(t) y = q(t)
domain f(x) range
p(t)
when x = p(t) and y = q(t)
range f(x) range
q(t)
when x = p(t) and y = q(t)
differentiate y = e^kx
ke^kx
differentiate y = inx
1/x
differentiate y = a^kx
a^x kinx
the chain rule
y=(a)^b
dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx
dy/dx
1/(dx/dy)
the product rule
for y = ab
adb/dx + bda/dx
the quotient rule
y = a/b
(bda/dx - adb/dx)/b^2
differentiate cosec(kx)
-kcosec(kx)cot(kx)
differentiate sec(kx)
ksec(kx)tan(kx)
differentiate cot(kx)
-kcosec^2(kx)
differentiate arctan(x)
1/(1 + x^2)
differentiate arccos(x)
-1/(1 - x^2)^1/2
differentiate arcsin(x)
1/(1 - x^2)^1/2
sin(a + b)
sinacosb + cosasinb
sin(a - b)
sinacosb - cosasinb
cos(a + b)
cosacosb - sinasinb
cos(a - b)
cosacosb + sinasinb
tan(a + b)
(tana + tanb)/(1 - tanatanb)
tan(a - b)
(tana - tanb)/(1 + tanatanb)
