MATHEMATICAL METHODS (CAS)

Written examination 2

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Mathematical Methods Formulas

Mensuration
1 1
area of a trapezium: (a + b) h volume of a pyramid: Ah
2 3
4 3
curved surface area of a cylinder: 2π rh volume of a sphere: πr
3
1
volume of a cylinder: π r 2h area of a triangle: bc sin A
2
1 2
volume of a cone: πr h
3

Calculus
d n
dx
( )
x = nx n −1 ∫ x dx = n + 1 x
n 1 n +1
+ c, n ≠ −1

d ax
dx
( )
e = aeax ∫e
ax
dx =
1 ax
a
e +c

d
dx
( log e ( x ) ) =
1
x
1
∫ x dx = log e x +c

d
dx
( sin ( ax ) ) = a cos ( ax ) 1
∫ sin ( ax ) dx = − a cos ( ax ) + c
d 1
dx
(cos(ax)) = − a sin(ax) ∫ cos ( ax ) dx = a sin ( ax ) + c
d
dx
( tan ( ax ) ) =
a
cos ( ax )
2
= a sec 2 ( ax )

d dv du du dv
product rule: ( uv ) = u + v d ⎛u⎞
v −u
dx dx dx = dx dx
dx ⎜⎝ v ⎟⎠
quotient rule:
v2
dy dy du approximation: f ( x + h ) ≈ f ( x ) + hf ′ ( x )
chain rule: =
dx du dx

Probability
Pr( A) = 1 − Pr ( A′ ) Pr ( A ∪ B ) = Pr ( A ) + Pr ( B ) − Pr ( A ∩ B )
Pr ( A ∩ B )
Pr ( A B ) =
Pr ( B )
mean: μ = E ( X ) variance: var ( X ) = σ 2 = E ( X − μ ) ( 2
) = E( X ) − μ
2 2

probability distribution mean variance

discrete Pr ( X = x ) = p ( x ) μ = ∑ x p ( x) σ 2 = ∑ ( x − μ ) p ( x)
2

continuous ∞ ∞
Pr ( a < X < b ) = ∫ f ( x ) dx x f ( x ) dx ( x − μ )2 f ( x ) dx
b
μ=∫ σ2 =∫
a −∞ −∞

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