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Written examination 1
Thursday 10 November 2011
Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes)
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SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS

Written examinations 1 and 2

FORMULA SHEET

Directions to students
Detach this formula sheet during reading time.
This formula sheet is provided for your reference.

VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2011

SPECMATH

Specialist Mathematics Formulas

Mensuration
area of a trapezium:

1 a+b h
(
)
2

curved surface area of a cylinder:

2Srh

volume of a cylinder:

S r2h

volume of a cone:

1 2
rh
3
1 Ah
3
4 r3
3
1 bc sin A
2
a
b
sin A sin B

volume of a pyramid:
volume of a sphere:
area of a triangle:
sine rule:

c
sin C

c2 = a2 + b2 2ab cos C

cosine rule:

Coordinate geometry
ellipse:

( x h )2 + ( y k )2
a2

b2

=1

hyperbola:

( x h )2 ( y k )2
a2

b2

=1

Circular (trigonometric) functions

cos2(x) + sin2(x) = 1
1 + tan2(x) = sec2(x)

cot2(x) + 1 = cosec2(x)

sin(x + y) = sin(x) cos(y) + cos(x) sin(y)

sin(x y) = sin(x) cos(y) cos(x) sin(y)

cos(x + y) = cos(x) cos(y) sin(x) sin(y)

cos(x y) = cos(x) cos(y) + sin(x) sin(y)

tan( x + y ) =

tan( x) + tan( y )
1 tan( x) tan( y )

tan( x y ) =

tan( x) tan( y )
1 + tan( x) tan( y )

cos(2x) = cos2(x) sin2(x) = 2 cos2(x) 1 = 1 2 sin2(x)

tan(2 x) =

sin(2x) = 2 sin(x) cos(x)

function

sin1

cos1

tan1

domain

[1, 1]

[1, 1]

2 , 2

[0, ]

,
2 2

range

2 tan( x)
1 tan 2 ( x)

SPECMATH

Algebra (complex numbers)

z = x + yi = r(cos + i sin  = r cis
S < Arg z S
z1 r1
= cis
z2 r2 ( 1 2 )

z = x2 + y 2 = r
z1z2 = r1r2 cis(

2)

zn = rn cis(n ) (de Moivres theorem)

Calculus

( )

x n dx =

1 n +1
x + c, n 1
n +1

d ax
e = ae ax
dx

( )

e ax dx =

1 ax
e +c
a

1
d
( log e ( x) ) =
dx
x

1
dx = log e x + c
x

d
( sin(ax) ) = a cos(ax)
dx

1
sin( ax) dx = cos(ax) + c
a

d
( cos(ax) ) = a sin(ax)
dx

1
cos( ax) dx = sin(ax) + c
a

d
( tan(ax) ) = a sec2 (ax)
dx

sec 2 (ax) dx =

d n
x = nx n 1
dx

d
1
sin 1 ( x) =
dx
1 x2

1
d
cos 1 ( x) =
dx
1 x2

d
1
tan 1 ( x) =
dx
1 + x2

1
tan(ax) + c
a

x
dx = sin 1 + c, a > 0
a
a2 x2
1

x
dx = cos 1 + c, a > 0
a
a2 x2
x
dx = tan 1 + c
a +x
a
a

product rule:

d
dv
du
( uv ) = u + v
dx
dx
dx

quotient rule:

du
dv
v
u
d u
dx
dx
=
dx v
v2

chain rule:

dy
dx

Eulers method:

If

acceleration:

a=

dy du
du dx

dy
dx

f ( x), x0 = a and y0 = b, then xn + 1 = xn + h and yn + 1 = yn + h f(xn)

d 2x
dt

constant (uniform) acceleration: v = u + at

dv
dv d 1
= v = v2
dt
dx dx 2
1
s = ut + at2
2

v2 = u2 + 2as

s=

1
(u + v)t
2
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Vectors in two and three dimensions

r = x~i + y j + zk~

| ~r | =

x2 + y 2 + z 2 = r

r = r r cos = x x + y y + z z
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2

~ 1. ~ 2

Mechanics
momentum:

p mv
~

equation of motion:

ma

friction:

F N

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