Math Key Notes
Math Key Notes
REAL NUMBERS
Natural numbers: Counting numbers are called Natural numbers. These numbers
are denoted by N = {1, 2, 3, .........}
Whole numbers: The collection of natural numbers along with 0 is the collection of
Whole number and is denoted by W.
Integers: The collection of natural numbers, their negatives along with the number
zero are called Integers. This collection is denoted by Z.
Rational number: The numbers, which are obtained by dividing two integers, are
called Rational numbers. Division by zero is not defined.
Co prime: If HCF of two numbers is 1, then the two numbers are called relatively
prime or co prime.
1. Euclid’s division lemma:
For given positive integers ‘a’ and ‘b’ there exist unique whole numbers ‘q’ and ‘r’ satisfying the
relation : a = bq + r, 0 ≤ 𝐫 < 𝐛.
Theorem: If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are non-zero integers, the least positive integer ‘d’ which is expressible as a
linear combination of ‘a’ and ‘b’ , i.e., if ‘d’ is the HCF of ‘a’ and ‘b’ , then these exist integers ‘x’
and ‘y’ , such that d = ax + by; and ‘d’ is the smallest positive integer which is expressible in this
form.
The HCF of ‘a’ and ‘b’ is denoted by HCF (a, b) .
2. Euclid’s division algorithms:
HCF of any two positive integers a and b, with a > b is obtained as follows:
Step 1 : Apply Euclid’s division lemma to a and b to find q and r such that
a = bq + r, 0 ≤ r < b, Where b = Divisor,q = Quotient & r = Remainder.
Step II: If r = 0, HCF (a, b)=b if r≠ 0 , apply Euclid’s lemma to b and r.
Step III: Continue the process till the remainder is zero. The divisor at this stage will be the
required HCF.
3. The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic:
Every composite number can be expressed (factorized) as a product of primes and this
factorization is unique, apart from the order in which the prime factors occur.
Ex: 24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 3 x 2 x 2 x 2
𝐩
4. Let x = , q ≠ 𝟎 to be a rational number, such that the prime factorization of ‘q’ is of the
𝐪
form 2m x 5n, where m, n are non-negative integers. Then ‘x’ has a decimal expansion which is
terminating.
𝐩
5. Let x = , q ≠ 0 be a rational number, such that the prime factorization of q is not of the
𝐪
Form 2m x 5n, where m, n are non-negative integers. Then ‘x’ has a decimal expansion which is
non-terminating repeating.
6. √p is irrational, which p is a prime. A number is called irrational if it cannot be written in
p
the form , where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.
q
8. If a and b are two positive integers, then HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b.
i.e., (HCF x LCM) of two integers = Product of integers.
9. A rational number which when expressed in the lowest term has factors 2 or 5 in the
Denominator. can be written as terminating decimal otherwise a non-terminating recurring
𝑎
Decimal. In other words, if the rational number is , such that the prime factorization of b is
𝑏
𝑎
of form 2m x 5n where m and n are natural numbers, then has a terminating decimal
𝑏
expansion.
10. We conclude that every rational number can be represented in the form of terminating
or non-terminating recurring decimal.
CHAPTER 02
POLYNOMIALS
1. Geometrical Meaning of the Zeroes of a Polynomial
6. A quadratic polynomial in ‘x’ with real coefficient is of the form ax2 + bx +c, where a,
b, c are real numbers with a ≠ 0.
7. The zeroes of a polynomial p(x) are precisely the x–coordinates of the points where the
graph of y = p(x) intersects the x-axis i.e. x = a is a zero of polynomial p(x) if p(a) = 0.
8. A polynomial can have at most the same number of zeros as the degree of polynomial i.e. a
polynomial p(x) of degree n has at most n zeroes.
9. (i) For a quadratic polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx +c, if 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the two zeroes then
−𝒃
Sum of zeroes = 𝜶 + 𝜷 =
𝒂
𝒄
Product of zeroes = 𝜶𝜷 = 𝒂.
(ii) if 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the two zeroes then the Quadratic polynomial is x2 – ( α + β)x + αβ.
10. In a cubic polynomial p(x) = ax3 + bx2 +cx + d , if 𝛼, 𝛽 and 𝛾 are the zeroes of the polynomial,
−𝒃
Then Sum of zeroes = 𝜶 + 𝜷 + 𝜸 = 𝒂
𝒄
Sum of zeroes taken two at a time = 𝜶𝜷 + 𝜷𝜸 + 𝜸𝜶 =
𝒂
−𝒅
Product of zeroes = 𝜶𝜷𝜸 = 𝒂
.
11. The division algorithm states that given any polynomial p(x) and any non-zero polynomial g(x),
there are polynomials q(x) and r(x) such that : p(x) = g(x) q(x) + r(x),
where r(x) = 0 or degree of r(x) < degree of g(x).
Or Dividend = Divisor x Quotient + Remainder
If r(x) =0 ( a zero polynomial), then p(x) is said to be completely divisible by g(x), i.e., g(x) is a
factor of p(x).
12. i. (α + β)2 = α2 + 2αβ + β2 ii. (α + β)2 = (α – β)2 + 4αβ
iii. (α – β)2 = α2 - 2αβ + β2 iv. (α - β)2 = (α + β)2 - 4αβ
v. α2 + β2 = (α + β)2 - 2αβ vi. α2 + β2 = (α - β)2 + 2αβ
vii.(α + β)3 = α3 + 3α2β +3αβ2 + β3 viii. (α + β)3 = α3 + β3 + 3αβ (α + β)
ix.(α - β)3 = α3 - 3α2β +3αβ2 - β3 x. (α - β)3 = α3 - β3 - 3αβ (α - β)
xi. α3 + β3 = (α + β) ( α2 - αβ + β2 ) xii. α3 - β3 = (α - β) ( α2 + αβ + β2 )
CHAPTER 03
PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
1. A pair of linear equations in two variables is said to form a system of simultaneous linear
equations in two variables.
The most general form of a pair of linear equations is :
a1x + b1y + c1 = 0
a2x + b2y + c2 = 0
Where a1,b1,c1,a2,b2 and c2 are real numbers.
The solution of a linear equation is a pair of values, one for x and one for y. This pair
of values is called Ordered pair.
A pair of values of x and y satisfying each of the equations in the given system of two
simultaneous equations in x and y is called a solution of the system.
A pair of linear equations will have either (a) a unique solution or (b) infinitely
many solutions or (c) no solution.
2. The graph of a pair of linear equations in two variables is represented by two lines;
(i) If the lines intersect at a point, the pair of equations is consistent. The point of intersection
gives the unique solution of the equations.
(ii) If the lines coincide, then there are infinitely many solutions. The pair of equations is
consistent. Each point on the line will be a solution.
(iii) If the lines are parallel, the pair of the linear equations has no solution. The pair of linear
equations is inconsistent.
Thus, corresponding to each solution (x, y) of the linear equation a 1x + b1y + c1 = 0, there exists a
point on the line representing the equation a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 and vice versa.
3. If a pair of linear equations is given by a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0
𝒂 𝒃
(i) 𝒂𝟏 ≠ 𝒃𝟏 the pair of linear equations is consistent. (Unique solution).
𝟐 𝟐
𝒂𝟏 𝒃𝟏 𝒄𝟏
(ii) 𝒂 = ≠ the pair of linear equations is inconsistent(No solution).
𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒄𝟐
𝒂𝟏 𝒃𝟏 𝒄𝟏
(iii)𝒂 = = the pair of linear equations is dependent and consistent (infinitely
𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒄𝟐
many solutions).
4. Solution of pairs of linear equations in two variables algebraically:
Solution by Substitution method:
Let the pair of equations be a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0
From one of the equations, express one of the variables say y in terms of the other
variable i.e., x.
Substitute the value of y, obtained in above step, in other equation, the getting an
equation in x.
Solve the equation and get the value of x.
Substitute the value of x in expression for y obtained in first step and get the value of y.
3. If we can factorize ax2 + bx + c , a ≠ 𝟎 into product of two linear factors, then the roots of the
quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 can be found by equating each factors to zero.
1. Sequence: A set of numbers arranged in some definite order and formed according to
some rules is called a sequence.
II. Sum of n Terms of an A.P. : If ‘a’ is the first term and ‘d’ is the common difference of an A.P.,
𝒏
then sum of first n terms is given by: Sn = 𝟐 [𝟐𝒂 + (𝒏 − 𝟏)𝒅]
𝒏
If ‘𝑙’ is the last term of a finite A.P. then the sum is given by: Sn = 𝟐 [𝒂 + 𝒍]
1. Similar Figures: Similar figures have the same shape (but not necessarily the same size).
In geometry, two squares are similar, two equilateral triangles are similar, two circles are
similar and two line segments are similar.
2. Similar Triangles: Two triangles are said to be similar if their corresponding angles are
equal and their corresponding sides are proportional.
3. Equiangular Triangles: Two triangles are equiangular if their corresponding angles are
equal. The ratio of any two corresponding sides in two equiangular triangles is always the
same.
(iii) If one angle of a triangle is equal to one angle of other triangle and the sides including
these angles are proportional, the triangles are similar.
(iv) If a perpendicular drawn from the vertex of the right angle of a right triangle to the
hypoenuse, the triangles on each side of the perpendicular are similar to the whole triangle
and to each other.
(v) Area Theorem: The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the
ratio of their corresponding sides.
(iii) Pythagoras Theorem: In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the
sum of the squares of the other two sides.
(iv) Converse of Pythagoras Theorem: In a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the
sum of the squares of the other two sides then the angle opposite to the first side is a right
angle.
CHAPTER 07
COORDINATE GEOMETRY
1. Distance Formula
2. Section Formula
3. Area of a Triangle
1. Distance Formula: The length of a line segment joining A (x1 , y1) and B(x2, y2) is the distance
between two points A (x1 , y1) and B (x2, y2) is √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 .
2. The distance of a point (x, y) from the origin is √𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 . The distance of P from x-axis
is y-units and from y-axis is x-units.
3. Section Formula: The co-ordinates of the points p(x, y) which divides the line segment
joining the points A (x1 , y1) and B (x2, y2) in the ratio m1 : m2 are
𝒎 𝒙 +𝒎 𝒙 𝒎 𝒚 +𝒎 𝒚 𝑚
( 𝟏𝒎𝟐 +𝒎 𝟐 𝟏 , 𝟏𝒎𝟐 +𝒎 𝟐 𝟏 ) .We can take ratio as k:1, k = 𝑚1 .
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐 2
4. Mid-point Formula: The mid-points of the line segment joining the points
𝒙 +𝒙 𝒚 +𝒚
A (x1 , y1) and B (x2, y2) is ( 𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 , 𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 ).
5. Area of a Triangle: The area of the triangle formed by the points (x1 , y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3)
is the numeric value of the expressions
𝟏
|𝒙𝟏 (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟑 ) + 𝒙𝟐 (𝒚𝟑 − 𝒚𝟏 ) + 𝒙𝟑 (𝒚𝟏 − 𝒚𝟐 )|
𝟐
.
6. If three points are collinear then we cannot draw a triangle, so the area will be zero i.e.
|𝒙𝟏 (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟑 ) + 𝒙𝟐 (𝒚𝟑 − 𝒚𝟏 ) + 𝒙𝟑 (𝒚𝟏 − 𝒚𝟐 )| = 𝟎.
CHAPTER 8
INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY
Trigonometry literally means measurement of sides and angles of a triangle.
Positive and Negative angles: Angles in anti-clockwise direction are taken as positive
angles and angles in clockwise direction are taken as negative angles.
II. If one of the trigonometric ratios of an acute angle is known, the remaining
trigonometric ratios of the angle can be easily determined.
(a) Find the sides of the right triangle in terms of k.
(b) Use Pythagoras Theorem and find the third side of the right triangle.
(c) Use definitions of t-ratios and substitute the values of sides.
(d) k is cancelled from numerator and denominator and the value of t-ratio is obtained.
III. Trigonometric Ratios of some specified angles:
The values of trigonometric ratios for angles 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°.
Angle A 00 300 450 600 900
Sin A 0 1 1 √3 1
2 √2 2
Cos A 1 √3 1 1 0
2 √2 2
Tan A 0 1 1 √3 ∞
√3
Cot A ∞ √3 1 1 0
√3
Sec A 1 2 √2 2 ∞
√3
Cosec A ∞ 2 √2 2 1
√3
The value of sin A or cos A never exceeds 1, whereas the value of sec A or cosec A is
always greater than or equal to 1.
Trigonometric Ratios of Complementary Angles:
Sin (90° – A) = Cos A, Cos(90° – A) = SinA
Tan (90° – A) = Cot A, Cot (90° – A) = Tan A
Sec (90° – A) = Cosec A, Cosec (90° – A) = Sec A.
Trigonometric Identities: i. sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
ii. sec2 A – tan2 A = 1 for 0° ≤ A < 90°,
iii. cosec2 A – cot2 A = 1 for 0° < A ≤ 90°.
CHAPTER 09
SOME APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
1. Line of Sight : The line of sight is the line drawn from the eyes of an observer to a point in
the object viewed by the observer.
2. Angle of Elevation : The angle of elevation is the angle formed by the line of sight with the
horizontal, when it is above the horizontal level i.e., the case when we raise our head to look
at the object.
3. Angle of Depression : The angle of depression is the angle formed by the line of sight with
the horizontal when it is below the horizontal i.e., case when we lower our head to look at the
object.
CHAPTER 10
CIRCLES
Circle: A circle is a collection of points in a plane which are at a constant distance
from a fixed point.
Centre: The fixed point is called a centre.
Radius: The constant distance is called the radius.
Diameter: Twice of radius is called the diameter.
Chord: The line joining two points on the circumference of the circle is called a chord.
The longest chord is the diameter of the circle.
Sector of a circle: The region enclosed by two radii and the corresponding arc is
called a sector of the circle.
Segment of the circle: The region bounded by an arc and the corresponding chord is
called the segment of the circle.
1. Tangent to a Circle : It is a line that intersects the circle at only one point.
2. Point of contact: The common point between the circle and the tangent is called the
point of contact.
3. Secant: A line which has only two points common to a circle is called the secant.
4. There is only one tangent at a point of the circle.
5. No tangent can be drawn from a point inside the circle.
6. The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
contact.
7. Two circles can intersect each other at maximum of two points.
8. The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
CHAPTER 12
AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES
1. Perimeter and Area of a Circle
2. Areas of Sector and Segment of a Circle
3. Areas of Combinations of Plane Figures
i. Perimeter or Circumference of the circle = 2𝜋r, where ‘r’ is the radius of the circle.
Or Circumference of the circle = 𝜋d, where ‘d’ is the diameter of the circle.
ii. Area of circle = 𝜋r2, where ‘r’ is the radius of the circle.
𝜋𝑟 2
iii. Area of Semi circle =
2
iv. Area enclosed by two concentric circles
= 𝜋 (𝑅 2 − 𝑟 2 )
= 𝜋(𝑅 + 𝑟) (𝑅 − 𝑟)
where ‘R’ and ‘r’ are radii of two concentric circles.
v. The arc length ‘𝑙’ of a sector of angle ‘𝜃′ in a circle of radius ‘r’ is given by
𝜽 𝜽
𝒍 = 𝟑𝟔𝟎𝟎 × 𝟐𝝅𝒓 OR 𝒍 = 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎 × 𝝅𝒓.
𝜽
vi. If the arc subtends an angle ‘𝜃′, then area of the corresponding sector is × 𝝅𝒓𝟐 .
𝟑𝟔𝟎𝟎
vii. The sector which is less than the semicircular region, is called the minor sector and the
sector, which is more than the semicircular region is called the major sector.
viii. Area of segment= Area of sector - Area of corresponding triangle.
𝝅𝜽 𝜽 𝜽
Mathematically, Area of segment = 𝒓𝟐 ( 𝟎 − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 . 𝐜𝐨𝐬 ).
𝟑𝟔𝟎 𝟐 𝟐
ix. Area of major segment = Area of circle - Area of minor segment
x. Angle described by minute hand in 60 minutes = 360°. Angle described by minute hand in 1
minute = 60.
CHAPTER 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
CUBOID
CUBE
1. Surface area of cube = 6𝒍𝟐 sq. units
2. Volume of cube = 𝒍𝟑 cubic units
3. Lateral Surface Area of Cube = 4𝒍𝟐 sq. units
CYLINDER
1. Curved surface area of cylinder of radius ‘r’ and height ‘ℎ’ = 𝟐 𝝅𝒓𝒉.
2. Total surface area of cylinder of radius r and height = 𝟐 𝝅𝒓 ( 𝒓 + 𝒉)
3. Volume of cylinder of radius r and height ‘ℎ’ = 𝝅𝒓𝟐 𝒉.
CONE
1. Curved surface area of cone of radius r, height ‘h’ and slant height
‘𝒍′ = 𝝅𝒓𝒍 , Where 𝒍 = √𝒓𝟐 + 𝒉𝟐 .
2. Total surface area of cone of radius ‘r’, slant height ‘𝒍′ = 𝝅𝒓 ( 𝒓 + 𝒍).
𝟏
3. Volume of cone of radius r, height ‘h’ = 𝝅𝒓𝟐 𝒉 .
𝟑
SPHERE
1. Total surface area of sphere of radius ‘r’ units = 4 𝝅𝒓𝟐 .
𝟒
2. Volume of sphere of radius ‘r’ units = 𝟑 𝝅𝒓𝟑 cubic units.
HEMISPHERE
1. Curved surface area of hemisphere of radius ‘𝒓′ units = 2𝝅𝒓𝟐 .
2. Total surface area of a solid hemisphere of radius ‘𝒓′ units = 𝟑𝝅𝒓𝟐 .
𝟐
3. Volume of hemisphere of radius ‘𝒓′ units = 𝝅𝒓𝟑 cubic units.
𝟑
FRUSTUM
1. Curved surface area of frustum = 𝝅𝒍(𝒓𝟏 + 𝒓𝟐 )sq. units. Where ‘𝒍′ slant height of frustum
and radii of circular ends 𝑟1 are and 𝑟2 , 𝒓𝟏 > 𝒓𝟐 and 𝒍 = √𝒉𝟐 + (𝒓𝟏 − 𝒓𝟐 )𝟐
2. Total surface area of frustum = 𝝅𝒍(𝒓𝟏 + 𝒓𝟐 ) + 𝝅 (𝒓𝟏 𝟐 + 𝒓𝟐 𝟐 ) sq. units.
𝟏
3. Volume of Frustum = 𝝅𝒉 (𝒓𝟏 𝟐 + 𝒓𝟐 𝟐 + 𝒓𝟏 𝒓𝟐 ) cubic units.
𝟑
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CHAPTER 14
STATISTICS
1. Mean of Grouped Data
2. Mode of Grouped Data
3. Median of Grouped Data
4. Graphical Representation of CF
6. Elementary Event: An event having only one outcome is called an elementary event.
10. From the definition of the probability, the numerator is always less than or equal to the
denominator therefore 0 ≤ P(E) ≤ 1.