EAPCET Important Mathematics Formula Sheet
High-yield formulas for Algebra, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, Calculus, Vectors, and Probability.
1. Basic Algebra
• (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2
• (a-b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2
• a^2 - b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)
• (a+b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3
• (a-b)^3 = a^3 - 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - b^3
• Quadratic roots: x = (-b ± √(b²-4ac)) / 2a
• Sum of roots = -b/a, Product = c/a
2. Binomial Theorem
• (a+b)^n = Σ nCr a^(n-r) b^r
• General term T_(r+1) = nCr a^(n-r) b^r
3. Sequences and Series
• AP: a_n = a + (n-1)d
• AP sum: S_n = n/2 [2a + (n-1)d]
• GP: a_n = ar^(n-1)
• GP sum: S_n = a(r^n-1)/(r-1)
• Infinite GP sum: S∞ = a/(1-r), |r|<1
4. Permutations and Combinations
• nPr = n!/(n-r)!
• nCr = n!/[r!(n-r)!]
• nCr = nC(n-r)
5. Probability
• P(A∪B) = P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)
• P(A|B) = P(A∩B)/P(B)
• Independent events: P(A∩B)=P(A)P(B)
• Bayes theorem: P(Ai|B)=P(Ai)P(B|Ai)/ΣP(Aj)P(B|Aj)
6. Trigonometric Identities
• sin²x + cos²x = 1
• 1 + tan²x = sec²x
• 1 + cot²x = csc²x
• sin(A±B)=sinA cosB ± cosA sinB
• cos(A±B)=cosA cosB ■ sinA sinB
• tan(A±B)=(tanA ± tanB)/(1 ■ tanA tanB)
• sin2A = 2sinA cosA
• cos2A = cos²A - sin²A = 1 - 2sin²A = 2cos²A - 1
7. Straight Lines
• Slope m = (y■-y■)/(x■-x■)
• y - y■ = m(x - x■)
• Distance from point to line = |ax■+by■+c|/√(a²+b²)
8. Circles
• (x-h)² + (y-k)² = r²
• General form: x²+y²+2gx+2fy+c=0
• Center = (-g, -f), Radius = √(g²+f²-c)
9. Parabola
• y² = 4ax
• x² = 4ay
• Latus rectum = 4a
10. Differentiation
• d/dx (x^n) = nx^(n-1)
• d/dx (sinx)=cosx
• d/dx (cosx)=-sinx
• d/dx (tanx)=sec²x
• d/dx (e^x)=e^x
• d/dx (lnx)=1/x
• Product rule: (uv)' = u'v + uv'
• Quotient rule: (u/v)' = (vu' - uv')/v²
• Chain rule: dy/dx = dy/du · du/dx
11. Integration
• ∫x^n dx = x^(n+1)/(n+1) + C
• ∫1/x dx = ln|x| + C
• ∫e^x dx = e^x + C
• ∫sinx dx = -cosx + C
• ∫cosx dx = sinx + C
• ∫sec²x dx = tanx + C
12. Definite Integrals
• ∫_a^b f(x)dx = F(b)-F(a)
• ∫_a^b f(x)dx = ∫_a^b f(a+b-x)dx
13. Differential Equations
• dy/dx = ky ⇒ y = Ce^(kx)
14. Vectors
• |a| = √(x²+y²+z²)
• a·b = |a||b|cosθ
• a×b = |a||b|sinθ
• Projection of a on b = (a·b)/|b|
15. 3D Geometry
• Distance = √[(x■-x■)² + (y■-y■)² + (z■-z■)²]
• Direction cosines l,m,n satisfy l²+m²+n²=1
16. Statistics
• Mean = Σx/n
• Variance = Σ(x-mean)²/n
• Standard deviation = √variance