FORMULA PAGE 1: ALGEBRA

Properties of Exponents: Addition of Exponents: x a x b = x a +b xa = x a b Subtraction of Exponents: b x a b ab Power to a Power: ( x ) = x Zero Factor Property: if a b = 0 , then a = 0 or b = 0 Parabola (Quadratic Equation) Forms Standard: y = ax 2 + bx + c solve by factoring or using the quadratic formula Factored: y = a( x r1 )( x r2 ) r1, r2 are your roots (zeros) Vertex:
2

y = a ( x h ) + k (h,k) is your vertex; solve by doing the opposite

x= b b2 4 a c 2a

Quadratic Formula:

2 Gravitational Acceleration of a Falling Object: h = g t + v0 t + h0 ,

1 2

where g = 32 ft/s/s = 9.8 m/s/s

Matrix Multiplication = rows times columns (The product of an l x m matrix times an m x n matrix will be an l x n matrix.) Determinant of 2x2: det c
a Matrix Inverse of 2x2: c

b = ad bc d
b d
1

d 1 ad bc c

b 1 d = det ( A) c a

b a

FORMULA PAGE 2: ANALYSIS

The Pythagorean Theorem RT Trigonometry Law of Sines:
c 2 = a 2 + b2

SOHCAHTOA (sin=opp/hyp, cos=adj/hyp, tan=opp/adj)

sin A sin B sin C = = a b c

Law of Cosines: c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2ab cos ( C ) Radians/Degrees Conversion Factor:

180 or 180

Unit Circle with an angle: ( x, y ) = ( cos , sin ) ; slope = tangent Trig Functional Analysis: y = a sin (b ): |a| = amplitude, 2 /b = period y = a cos (b ): |a| = amplitude, 2 /b = period y = a tan (b ): amplitude is infinite, /b = period, asymptotes at /2b [e.g. y = a sin(b +c) + d] c moves left d moves up

General Functional Analysis: y = a f(bx + c) + d a stretches vertically b squeezes horizontally

Exponential Growth Formula (e.g. population growth): y = a b x , where a is the initial value and b>1 is the growth rate (decay is when 0<b<1 is the growth rate) Converting Log/Exp Form: log b ( a ) = x if b x = a Properties of Logarithms: Addition of Exponents: log b ( MN ) = log b ( M ) + log b ( N ) Subtraction of Exponents: log b ( M / N ) = log b ( M ) log b ( N ) k Power to a Power: log b ( M ) = k log b ( M ) log c ( M ) Change of Base Rule: log b ( M ) = log c ( b )