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    A-level Maths Revision: Cheeky Revision Shortcuts
    A-level Maths Revision: Cheeky Revision Shortcuts
    A-level Maths Revision: Cheeky Revision Shortcuts
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    A-level Maths Revision: Cheeky Revision Shortcuts

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    Turn your hard work into top A-Level results with the Cheeky Shortcut Guide to the most common topics for A level maths revision. This workbook features key exam topics for maths with precise and clear points to help you achieve top marks.

    This guide covers:

    Coordinate Geometry
    Trigonometry
    Basic Algebra
    Advanced Algebra
    Sequences and Series
    Functions
    Differentiation
    Integration
    Numerical Methods
    Vectors, Lines and Planes
    The Basics
    Representation of Data
    Probability
    Probability Distributions
    The Normal Distribution
    Bivariate Data

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherS-cool Youth Marketing Ltd
    Release dateDec 16, 2014
    ISBN9781507069011
    A-level Maths Revision: Cheeky Revision Shortcuts

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    A-level Maths Revision - Scool Revision

    1

    Coordinate Geometry

    The Basics:

    Find the distance between two points using Pythagoras’ theorem.

    The midpoint is the average (mean) of the coordinates.

    The gradient =  grad1

    Parallel lines have the same gradient. The gradients of perpendicular lines have a product of -1.

    Straight Lines:

    Equation of a straight line is y = mx + c, where m = gradient, c = y-intercept.

    The equation of a line, if we know one point and the gradient is found using:

    (y – y1) = m(x – x1)

    (If given two points, find the gradient first, then use the formula.)

    Two lines meet at the solution to their simultaneous equations.

    Note: When a line meets a curve there will be 0,1, or two solutions.

    Use substitution to solve the simultaneous equations

    Rearrange them to form a quadratic equation

    Solve the quadratic by factorising, or by using the quadratic formula.

    Find the y-coordinates by substituting these values into the original equations.

    Other Graphs (also in Functions):

    Sketch the curve by finding:

    Where the graph crosses the y-axis.

    Where the graph crosses the x-axis.

    Where the stationary points are.

    Whether there are any discontinuities.

    What happens as  m2

    Circles:

    Cartesian equation for a circle is (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = r2 , where (a, b) is the centre of the circle and r is the radius.

    Parametric Equations:

    Sketch the graph by substituting in values and plotting points.

    Find the cartesian form by either using substitution (use t = …), or by using the identity,  m3

    Find the gradient using the chain rule:  m4

    2

    Trigonometry

    The Basics from GCSE

    Use Pythagoras and Trigonometry in right-angled triangles

    Use Sine and Cosine rules in non-right-angled triangles

    Radians

    2p radians = 360 degrees, arc length s = rq, area of a sector A =  m5

    Angles on a coordinate grid are measured anticlockwise from the +ve x-axis.

    The trig. functions are positive in these zones:

    m6

    Use these zones to find the extra solutions

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