CORE 1

REVISION NOTES
Algebra and Functions

What is in this chapter?

•Simplifying expressions
•Rules of indices
•Factorising
•Rationalising Surds
Rules of Indicies: Difference of Two
•ya × yb = ya+b Squares
•ya ÷ yb = ya – b •x2 × y2 = (x+y)(x-y)
•(ya)b = ya×b

Rationalising Surds:
1 √a
•Fractions in form √a Multiply by √a
1 a-√b
•Fractions in form a+√b Multiply by a-√b .
1 a+√b
•Fractions in form a-√b Multiply by a+√b
Quadratic Functions

What is in this chapter?

•Plotting graph
•Solve using factorising
•Completing the square
•Solve quadratic equation using the formula
•Calculate discriminant
•Sketch graph
Decide on Shape of
graph: Completing the
•a > 0 shape Square:
•a < 0 •x2 + 2bx = (x + b)2 - b2
shape

Use the Discriminant to

Establish When an
Equation has:
•Equal roots b2 = 4ac
•Real roots b2 = 4ac
•No real roots b2 = 4ac
 Equations and
Inequalities
What is in this chapter?

•Solving simultaneous equations by:

Elimination
Substitution

•Solve inequalities:
Linear
Quadratic
 Sketching Curves

What is in this chapter?

•Sketching cubic graphs
•Sketching the graph of the reciprocal
function y =
•Finding where curves intersect
•Transformations
Shapes of Basic
Graphs:
•y=x2
Transformations:
•f(x+a) -a (x direction)
•f(x) + a +a (y direction)
•y=x3 1
•f(ax) Stretch ( a × x)

1 •af(x) Stretch (a × y)
x

•y=
Coordinate Geometry

What is in this chapter?

•Calculate the gradient of a line joining a pair of
points
•Find equation of line in either form:
•y=mx+c
•ax+by+c=0
•Find equation of line passing through a pair of
points
•Determine the point where lines intercept
•Rules concerning perpendicular lines
 Straight line If a line has a gradient of
equations: m, a line perpendicular to
•y = mx + c 1
it has a gradient of - m
1. m gradient
2. c y intercept
•ax + by + c = 0 Finding the gradient of
1) a the line
2) b integers • m = y2 –y1
3) c x2 – x1
Finding the equation of
•Distance between 2 the lines
points
• y – y1 = m(x – x1)
•Mid point of line
y – y1 x – x1
ra s
• y2 – y1 = x2 – x1
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