Class 10 Board Exam – Master Math Formula Sheet
Algebra • Fractions & Exponents • Linear Equations • Geometry
1. Algebraic Identities (True for all values of variables)
(a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b²
(a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b²
a² − b² = (a − b)(a + b)
(a + b)³ = a³ + 3a²b + 3ab² + b³
(a − b)³ = a³ − 3a²b + 3ab² − b³
a³ + b³ = (a + b)(a² − ab + b²)
a³ − b³ = (a − b)(a² + ab + b²)
2. Factorization (Writing expressions as product of factors)
Common factor: 6x + 12 = 6(x + 2)
Difference of squares: x² − 9 = (x − 3)(x + 3)
Splitting middle term example: x² + 5x + 6 = (x + 2)(x + 3)
3. Linear Equations
Definition: Equation where highest power of variable is 1
Standard form: ax + by + c = 0
Example: 2x + 3 = 7 → x = 2
4. Fractions
General form: a / b (a = numerator, b = denominator)
Addition: a/b + c/d = (ad + bc) / bd
Multiplication: (a/b) × (c/d) = ac / bd
Division: (a/b) ÷ (c/d) = (a/b) × (d/c)
5. Laws of Exponents
a^m × a^n = a^(m+n)
a^m / a^n = a^(m−n)
(a^m)^n = a^(mn)
a^0 = 1
a^(−n) = 1 / a^n
6. Triangle
Area = 1/2 × base × height
Perimeter = a + b + c
Heron's formula: s = (a + b + c)/2
Area = √[s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)]
7. Square
Perimeter = 4a
Area = a²
Diagonal = a√2
8. Rectangle
Perimeter = 2(l + b)
Area = l × b
Diagonal = √(l² + b²)
9. Parallelogram
Area = base × height
Perimeter = 2(a + b)
10. Rhombus
Area = 1/2 × d1 × d2
Perimeter = 4a
11. Trapezium
Area = 1/2 × (a + b) × h
12. Circle
Circumference = 2πr
Area = πr²
13. Sector of Circle
Area of sector = (θ/360) × πr²
Arc length = (θ/360) × 2πr
14. Cube
Volume = a³
Surface Area = 6a²
15. Cuboid
Volume = l × b × h
Surface Area = 2(lb + bh + hl)