Quadratic Expressions & Trigonometry Cheat Sheet

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Factor​ising using a common multiple Perfect Squares Trigon​ometry

5x²+10x LCM is 5x Is 16x²-8²+1 a perfect a=4, b=1 c² = a² + b² SOH CAH TOA

= 5x(x+2) square? DMS button on XX*XX'XX''
-2x4x1=8 Yes, (4x- calculator
Factor​ising & Expanding Two Squares 1)² Find the missing side. x
Rewrite as a difference of x²-16 tan77* = x/5.9 x = 5.9tan77*
Algebraic Fractions
two squares
= 26
= x²-4² = (x+4)(x-4) 5x+10/5 5(x+2/5
b. x in denomi​nator
Rewrite as a difference of two squares = (x+2)
tan29*​16'​=23.1/x x = 23.1/t​an2​‐
16x²-9y² = (4x)²-​(3y)² Factorise where possible
9*16'
= (4x+3y​)(4​x-3y) x²-5x+​6/x​²-7x+12 = (x-3)(​x-2​)/(​x-
= 41.22
3​)(x-4)
Difference of squares in the form ab²x²-​ac²y² Find a missing angle
= (x-2)(x-4)
18x²y⁴​-98x2z2 = 2x2(9y​⁴- use sin⁻¹ tan⁻¹ or cos⁻¹ with existing sides
49z2) Multiply & Dividing 2x²/x²+x ÷
4x²/6x+6
= 2x²[(3​y²)​²-(​7z)²] = 2x²(3y​+7z​) Simult​aneous Equations
(3​y-7z) = 2x²/x(x+1) ÷ 4x²/6(x+1) = 2x²/x(x+1) X
Substi​tution Method
6(x+1)/4x²
y = 3x-7 (1) 2x-3y=12 (2)
Factor​ising Monic Trinomials =6/2x = 3/x
Sub (1) into (2) 2x+3(3x+7) = 12
Factorise x² Find factors of 3, Adding & Subtra​cting
2x+9x-​21=12 11x = 33
+4x+3 summing to 4 5/xy + 6/xy - m/xy 5+6-m/xy
x=3
1&3 = (x+1)(x+3) = 11-m/xy
Elimin​ation Method
b. when the denomi​‐ 1/x - 2/y
Factorise x²- Find factors of 32, 3x-2y =14 (1)
nators are different
12x+32 summing to -12 5x+2y = 18 (2) +
LCD = xy 1 X y/xy - 2 X
-4 & -8 = (x-4)(x-8) x/xy ------​---​---​---​---​---​---​-----

1/x - 2/y = y/xy - 2x/xy = y-2x/xy 8x = 32 x=4

sub into (2)
20+2y=18 2y = -2
-20 both sides y = -1

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