Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths:

need-to-know formulae
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Areas Volumes
l
h
Rectangle = l × w w Cuboid = l × w × h
w
l

Prism = area of cross section

Parallelogram = b × h h a
× length
cross
section
th
leng
b

r
1 h
2
Triangle = 12 b × h Cylinder = πr 2 h h

a
1
2 Volume of pyramid =
Trapezium = 12 (a + b)h h 1 h

3
× area of base × h
b

Circles Compound measures

Circumference =
C ir
cu
m
f
Speed
D
π × diameter, C = πd speed = distance
er
en
ce

time S T
Circumference = Centre

2 × π × radius, C = 2πr Diam

eter
Rad
ius
Density
M
Area of a circle = density = mass
π x radius squared A = πr 2 volume D V

Pressure
Pythagoras F
pressure = force
Pythagoras’ Theorem area P A
c
For a right-angled triangle, b

a2 + b2 = c2
a
Trigonometric formulae
Trigonometric ratios (new to F)
hyp
a = b = c
sin x = opp , cos x o = adj , tan x o = opp Sine Rule
opp
o
hyp hyp adj xo
sin A sin B sin C
adj

Cosine Rule a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A

Quadratic equations
C
The Quadratic Equation
The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0, Area of triangle = 12 ab sin C b a

where a ≠ 0, are given by x = -b±√(b -4ac)

2
A c B
2a

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