Order and Value

Order and Value

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The general expression for

What is the general
standard form is A × 10n,
expression for writing
where 1 艋 A ⬍ 10 and n is an
numbers in standard form?
integer.

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Types of Number

Types of Number
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The product rule for counting
states: if there are A ways of
What is the product rule for doing Task 1 and B ways of
counting? doing Task 2, there are A × B
ways of doing both Task 1 and
Task 2.
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The cube roots that result in

Types of Number

Types of Number

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3
√8 = 2
Which cube roots result in 3
√27 = 3
2, 3, 4, 5 and 10? 3
√64 = 4
3
√125 = 5
3
3 √1000 = 10 3

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No, x, x2 and x3 are not like
Basic Algebra

Basic Algebra

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terms. When simplifying
expressions, different powers
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Are x, x and x like terms? of x should be collected
together separately, e.g. 2x
and 5x are like terms, and x2
and 3x2 are like terms.
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Basic Algebra

Basic Algebra

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Factorisation is when
brackets are used to write an
What is factorisation?
expression as a product of
two or more factors.

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Factorisation and

Factorisation and
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Formulae
A binomial is an expression
What is a binomial? that contains two terms, e.g.
4x + 13 or 6xy – x2.

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Factorisation and

Factorisation and
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The subject of a formula is
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the variable that appears on
Formulae

Formulae
What does it mean if you are its own (usually on the left-
asked to change the subject hand side). To change the
of a formula? subject, you rearrange the
formula so that a different
variable appears on its own.
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Ratio and Proportion

Ratio and Proportion

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When two variables are in
Describe the graph that will direct proportion, the graph
be produced by two variables produced will be a straight
that are in direct proportion. line that passes through the
origin (0, 0).

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Compound Measures

Compound Measures

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Variation and

Variation and

Higher Maths
What is the formula
The formula for calculating how a
for calculating how a
financial investment earning
financial investment earning
compound interest grows over time is:
compound interest grows Time
A = Original Amount × (1 + Rate
100 )
over time?

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Compound Measures

Compound Measures

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Variation and

Variation and

Higher Maths
The formula for calculating
pressure is:
What is the formula for
calculating pressure? Pressure = Force
Area

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Angles and Shapes When a straight line crosses

Angles and Shapes

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a set of parallel lines, the
Name two types of alternate angles produced are
angles, produced by a straight equal and the corresponding
line crossing a set of parallel angles produced are equal.
lines, which are equal. (Vertically opposite angles at
each point of intersection are
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Angles and Shapes

Angles and Shapes

The formula that can be used
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to calculate the size of each
What formula can
exterior angle of a regular
be used to calculate the size
polygon is:
of each exterior angle of a
Exterior Angle = 360° ÷ n,
regular polygon?
where n is the number of
sides.
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Fractions

Fractions

What is the reciprocal of 5? The reciprocal of 5 is 15 .

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Percentages

Percentages

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If a quantity is
If a quantity is increased by
increased by 5%, what is the
5%, the new amount is 105%,
decimal multiplier that you
so the decimal multiplier used
would use to find the new
is 1.05
amount?

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Probability

Probability

What does it mean if two If two outcomes are mutually

outcomes are mutually exclusive, they cannot
exclusive? happen at the same time.

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Probability

Probability
If A and B are If A and B are independent
independent events, what events, the probability of A
is the probability of A and B and B occurring is:
occurring? P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B)

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Number Patterns and

Number Patterns and

An arithmetic sequence is
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What is the Higher Maths
generated by adding or
Sequences

Sequences
difference between an subtracting a constant (the
arithmetic sequence of same number) each time.
numbers and a geometric A geometric sequence is
sequence? generated by multiplying by a
constant each time.
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Which of these
Terms and Rules

Terms and Rules

expressions for GCSE Revision •

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the nth term of
a sequence will produce a Expression b) n2 + 4 will produce
quadratic sequence? a quadratic sequence because it
contains an n2 term.
a) 24 – 4n
b) n2 + 4
c) n
4
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Transformations

Transformations

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Describe the Higher Maths
The transformation that sees a
transformation that sees a shape on a coordinate grid moved
shape on a coordinate grid six squares to the left and one
moved six squares to the left square up is:
and one square up. A translation through (–61)
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Constructions

Constructions

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A bisector is a line that

What is a bisector? divides a line, angle or shape
exactly in half.

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Linear Graphs

Linear Graphs
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In the equation of a In the equation of a linear

linear graph, y = mx + c, graph, y = mx + c, m is
which variables represent the the gradient and c is the
gradient and the intercept? intercept.

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Graphs of Quadratic

Graphs of Quadratic
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How can knowing
Functions

Functions
A quadratic graph is symmetrical,
the roots of a quadratic graph
so the x-coordinate of the
help you to work out the
turning point is exactly halfway
x-coordinate of the turning
between the two roots.
point?

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Powers, Roots and

Powers, Roots and

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A surd is a square root that
Indices

Indices

is not an integer or fraction.

What is a surd? It is, therefore, irrational.
Written in square root form, a
surd is an exact number.

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The formula for calculating the area

Area and Volume

Area and Volume

of a trapezium is:
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A = 12 (a + b)h
What is the formula for where a and b are the parallel sides
calculating the area of a and h is the perpendicular height.
trapezium? a

h
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b
Area and Volume

Area and Volume

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A frustum is the 3D shape
that remains when a cone or
What is a frustum? pyramid is cut parallel to its
base and the upper part of the
shape is removed.

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Area and Volume

Area and Volume

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What is the formula for The formula for calculating

calculating the volume of a the volume of a sphere is:
sphere? V = 43 πr3

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Uses of Graphs

Uses of Graphs
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If a line has a gradient of m, If a line has a gradient of

what is the gradient of any m, the gradient of any line
line perpendicular to it? perpendicular to it is – m1 .

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The total distance travelled

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is equal to the area under a
Other Graphs

Other Graphs

Higher Maths

velocity–time graph. So, to

How do you work out the
work out the total distance,
total distance travelled from a
you break down the area
velocity–time graph?
under the graph into shapes
and calculate the sum of all
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Other Graphs

Other Graphs

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To find the gradient of a

How do you find the gradient curve at a given point, you
of a curve at a given point? draw a tangent at that point
and work out its gradient.

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Inequalities

Inequalities

Higher Maths

A region is the area on the

When looking at graphical
graph that satisfies one or
inequalities, what is a region?
more inequalities.

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Geometrical Problems

Geometrical Problems
Congruence and The four criteria, which can be used

Congruence and
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congruent, are:
What are the four
criteria which can be used to SSS (side, side, side)
prove that two triangles are SAS (side, angle, side)
congruent? ASA (angle, side, angle)
RHS (right-angle,
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Right-Angled Triangles

Right-Angled Triangles
The three trigonometric ratios
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How are the three Opposite
sin θ =
Hypotenuse
trigonometric ratios
calculated? Adjacent
cos θ =
Hypotenuse
Opposite
tan θ =
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Sine and Cosine Rules

Sine and Cosine Rules

The formula that uses sine to

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Area = 12 ab sin C
What is the formula that uses
sine to calculate the area of C
any triangle?
b a

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The width of each bar of a histogram
Higher Maths
is equal to the width of the class that
Statistics

Statistics

How do you work out the it represents. The height of each bar
width and height of each bar is equal to the frequency density for
of a histogram? that class.
Frequency Frequency
=
Density Class Width
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Measures, Accuracy and

Measures, Accuracy and

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A rectangular field The lower bounds of the
Finance

Finance

is 150m by 60m to the nearest measurements are 149.5m

metre. What are the lower and 59.5m. The upper bounds
and upper bounds of these of the measurements are
measurements? 150.5m and 60.5m.

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Solving Quadratic

Solving Quadratic
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Equations Higher Maths The quadratic formula can

Equations
be used to solve quadratic
What is the quadratic equations in the form
formula? ax2 + bx + c = 0. It is:
–b±√b2 – 4ac
x=
2a
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Simultaneous

Simultaneous
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The approximate solutions to

Equations
Equations

Where on a graph
two simultaneous equations
can the approximate
are given by the coordinates
solutions to two simultaneous
of the point(s) of intersection
equations be found?
(where the two graphs cross).

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Algebraic Proof

Algebraic Proof

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An identity is an equation that

What is an identity? is always true, no matter what
values the variables take.

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The alternate segment
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theorem states: in a circle,
Circles

Circles

the angle between a tangent

What is the alternate
and a chord is equal to the
segment theorem?
angle subtended (produced)
by the chord in the alternate
(opposite) segment.
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Vectors

Vectors

How do you write the The magnitude of vector a is

magnitude of vector a? written as |a|.

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