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Types of Number
Types of Number
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The product rule for counting
states: if there are A ways of
What is the product rule for doing Task 1 and B ways of
counting? doing Task 2, there are A × B
ways of doing both Task 1 and
Task 2.
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Types of Number
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3
√8 = 2
Which cube roots result in 3
√27 = 3
2, 3, 4, 5 and 10? 3
√64 = 4
3
√125 = 5
3
3 √1000 = 10 3
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No, x, x2 and x3 are not like
Basic Algebra
Basic Algebra
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terms. When simplifying
expressions, different powers
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Are x, x and x like terms? of x should be collected
together separately, e.g. 2x
and 5x are like terms, and x2
and 3x2 are like terms.
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Basic Algebra
Basic Algebra
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Factorisation is when
brackets are used to write an
What is factorisation?
expression as a product of
two or more factors.
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Factorisation and
Factorisation and
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Formulae Higher Maths
Formulae
A binomial is an expression
What is a binomial? that contains two terms, e.g.
4x + 13 or 6xy – x2.
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Factorisation and
Factorisation and
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The subject of a formula is
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the variable that appears on
Formulae
Formulae
What does it mean if you are its own (usually on the left-
asked to change the subject hand side). To change the
of a formula? subject, you rearrange the
formula so that a different
variable appears on its own.
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Ratio and Proportion
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When two variables are in
Describe the graph that will direct proportion, the graph
be produced by two variables produced will be a straight
that are in direct proportion. line that passes through the
origin (0, 0).
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Compound Measures
Compound Measures
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Variation and
Variation and
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What is the formula
The formula for calculating how a
for calculating how a
financial investment earning
financial investment earning
compound interest grows over time is:
compound interest grows Time
A = Original Amount × (1 + Rate
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over time?
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Compound Measures
Compound Measures
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Variation and
Variation and
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The formula for calculating
pressure is:
What is the formula for
calculating pressure? Pressure = Force
Area
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Angles and Shapes When a straight line crosses
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Fractions
Fractions
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Percentages
Percentages
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If a quantity is
If a quantity is increased by
increased by 5%, what is the
5%, the new amount is 105%,
decimal multiplier that you
so the decimal multiplier used
would use to find the new
is 1.05
amount?
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Probability
Probability
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Probability
Probability
If A and B are If A and B are independent
independent events, what events, the probability of A
is the probability of A and B and B occurring is:
occurring? P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B)
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Number Patterns and
Sequences
difference between an subtracting a constant (the
arithmetic sequence of same number) each time.
numbers and a geometric A geometric sequence is
sequence? generated by multiplying by a
constant each time.
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Which of these
Terms and Rules
Transformations
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Describe the Higher Maths
The transformation that sees a
transformation that sees a shape on a coordinate grid moved
shape on a coordinate grid six squares to the left and one
moved six squares to the left square up is:
and one square up. A translation through (–61)
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Constructions
Constructions
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Linear Graphs
Linear Graphs
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Graphs of Quadratic
Graphs of Quadratic
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How can knowing
Functions
Functions
A quadratic graph is symmetrical,
the roots of a quadratic graph
so the x-coordinate of the
help you to work out the
turning point is exactly halfway
x-coordinate of the turning
between the two roots.
point?
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Powers, Roots and
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A surd is a square root that
Indices
Indices
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of a trapezium is:
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A = 12 (a + b)h
What is the formula for where a and b are the parallel sides
calculating the area of a and h is the perpendicular height.
trapezium? a
h
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b
Area and Volume
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A frustum is the 3D shape
that remains when a cone or
What is a frustum? pyramid is cut parallel to its
base and the upper part of the
shape is removed.
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Area and Volume
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Uses of Graphs
Uses of Graphs
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Other Graphs
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Other Graphs
Other Graphs
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Inequalities
Inequalities
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Geometrical Problems
Geometrical Problems
Congruence and The four criteria, which can be used
Congruence and
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congruent, are:
What are the four
criteria which can be used to SSS (side, side, side)
prove that two triangles are SAS (side, angle, side)
congruent? ASA (angle, side, angle)
RHS (right-angle,
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Right-Angled Triangles
Right-Angled Triangles
The three trigonometric ratios
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How are the three Opposite
sin θ =
Hypotenuse
trigonometric ratios
calculated? Adjacent
cos θ =
Hypotenuse
Opposite
tan θ =
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Sine and Cosine Rules
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The width of each bar of a histogram
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is equal to the width of the class that
Statistics
Statistics
How do you work out the it represents. The height of each bar
width and height of each bar is equal to the frequency density for
of a histogram? that class.
Frequency Frequency
=
Density Class Width
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Measures, Accuracy and
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A rectangular field The lower bounds of the
Finance
Finance
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Solving Quadratic
Solving Quadratic
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Equations Higher Maths The quadratic formula can
Equations
be used to solve quadratic
What is the quadratic equations in the form
formula? ax2 + bx + c = 0. It is:
–b±√b2 – 4ac
x=
2a
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Simultaneous
Simultaneous
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The approximate solutions to
Equations
Equations
Where on a graph
two simultaneous equations
can the approximate
are given by the coordinates
solutions to two simultaneous
of the point(s) of intersection
equations be found?
(where the two graphs cross).
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Algebraic Proof
Algebraic Proof
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The alternate segment
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theorem states: in a circle,
Circles
Circles
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Vectors
Vectors
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