Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
()
n n
() n
()
(a + b)n = an + 1 an–1 b + 2 an–2 b2 + … + r an–r br + … + bn,
()
n
where n is a positive integer and r =
n!
(n – r)!r!
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A
a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
1
∆= bc sin A
2
1 (a) Solve the equation 7 2x + 5 = 2.5, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]
^5 qh3
(b) Express in the form 5 a p b q c , where a, b and c are constants. [3]
^625p qh
1
12 4
3
3
y
(1, 13)
(0.2, 5)
O 1
x
3 1
Variables x and y are such that when y is plotted against , a straight line graph passing through the
x
points (0.2, 5) and (1, 13) is obtained. Express y in terms of x. [4]
5 (a) How many 5-digit numbers are there that have 5 different digits and are divisible by 5? [3]
(b) A committee of 8 people is to be selected from 9 men and 5 women. Find the number of different
committees that can be selected if the committee must have at least 4 women. [3]
6 The first three terms of the binomial expansion of ^2 - axhn are 64 - 16bx + 100bx 2 . Find the value of
each of the integers n, a and b. [7]
e 4x - 5
(ii) . [4]
tan x
r cm
θ rad 2� cm
O
The diagram shows a circle, centre O of radius r cm, and a chord AB. Angle AOB = θ radians. The
length of the major arc AB is 5 times the length of the minor arc AB. The minor arc AB has length
2r cm.
f (x) = 9 x - 1 ,
g (x) = x 2 + 2 .