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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (1)

MULTIPLICATION TABLES

X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72
7 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
8 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108
10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
11 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132
12 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144

SQUARED AND CUBED MASS

1000 milligrams = 1 gram
SQUARED CUBED 1000 mg = 1 g
1 1 1 1000 grams = 1 kilogram
2 4 8 1000 g = 1 kg
3 9 27 1000 kilograms = 1 tonne
4 16 64 1000 kg = 1 t
5 25 125
6 36 216 LENGTH
7 49 343 10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
8 64 512 10 mm = 1 cm
9 81 729 100 centimetre = 1 metre
10 100 1000 100 cm = 1 m
11 121 1331 1000 millimetres = 1 metre
12 144 1728 1000 mm = 1 m
1000 metres = 1 km
TIPS
kilo- 1000 times deci- 1/10 of
hecto- 100 times centi- 1/100 of
deca- 10 times milli- 1/1000 of

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (2)

FRACTION DECIMAL PERCENTAGE

1 = 0.50 = 50%
2

1 = 0.25 = 25%
4

3 = 0.75 = 75%
4

1 = 0.20 = 20%
5

1 = 0.1667 = 16.67%
6

1 = 0.125 = 12.5%
8

1 = 0.10 = 10%
10

1 = 0.3333 = 33.33%
3

2 = 0.6667 = 66.67%
3

3 = 0.375 = 37.5%
8

5 = 0.625 = 62.5%
8

1 = 0.01 = 1%
100

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (3)

USEFUL DEFINITIONS (1)

Acute Angle An angle less than 90°

Anti-clockwise Opposite direction to hands of clock
Arc Part of circumference of circle
Area Space inside a plane figure measured in square units
Rectangle Base x Height
Triangle 1/2 x Base x Height
Parallelogram Base x Height
Average (=MEAN) sum of quantities/ number of quantities
Speed Total Distance/ Total Time
Axis (Plural AXES)
x horizontal axis
y vertical axis
of Symmetry A folding line which makes one line fit exactly onto other half
Circumference All the way round a circle, also known as perimeter of circle
Clockwise Same direction as hands of a clock
Complimentary Angles Two or more angles which add up to 90°
Concentric Circles Atleast two circles with the same centre
Coordinates Map reference with x first (horizontal) then y (vertical)
Cube A six sided solid with each face a square
Cuboid A six sided solid with each face a rectangle
Cylinder A circular prism
Decimal Places Number of digits after the decimal point
Denominator Bottom number of a fraction
Equilateral Triangle A triangle will all sides equal in length and all angles 60°
Face The flat part on the outside of a solid object
Factor A number that exactly divides into another number
Highest Common Factor Highest number that exactly divides into atlest two others
Heptagon A plane figure with 7 sides
Hexagon A plane figure with 6 sides
Horizontal Parallel to the horizon
Hypotenuse Longest side of a right-angled triangle
Improper Fraction Fraction where the top number is greater than bottom number
Integer Whole number
Intersection A point where two or more lines meet
Isosceles Triangle Triangle with two sides of equal length and two equal angles

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USEFUL DEFINITIONS (2)

Lowest Common Multiple Lowest number which two or more other numbers divide into
Mean (=AVERAGE) sum of quantities/ number of quantities
Median The middle number of a set of number placed in size order
Minus times Minus (=NEGATIVE X NEGATIVE) is a positive
Mixed Number A whole number and a (vulgar) fraction
Net Shape of solid when its faces are spread out flat
Nonagon A plane figure with 9 sides
Numerator Top number of a fraction
Obtuse Angle An angle more than 90° but less than 180°
Octagon A plane figure with 8 sides
Octahedron A solid with 8 faces
Parallelogram A 4-sided plane figure with two pairs of parallel sides
Pentagon A plane figure with 5 sides
Per Cent (%) means out of 100
Perimeter The total distance round the outside of a shape
Perpendicular At right angles
Pi (Π , π) 3.1415926 or approximately 22/7
Polygon A plane figure with many sides
Polyhedron A solid figure with many faces
Prime Number A number that only has two factors, itself and 1
Prism A solid with both ends same size and shape
Probability The chances of something happening
Reciprocal The same fraction the other way up
Recurring Decimal A decimal with the same ending repeating forever
Reflex Angle Angle more than 180° but less than 360°
Right Angle Exactly 90°
Scalene Triangle A triangle with no sides equal and no angles equal
Sector Part of a circle like a piece of pie
Speed Distance / Time
Supplementary Angles Angles which add up to 180°
Tetrahedron A triangular pyramid
Trapezium A 4-sided plane figure with one pair of parallel sides
Triangle A plane figure with 3 sides
Vertical Straight Up and Down
Vulgar Fraction Ordinary fraction with one number over another

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (5)

ORDER OF FORMULA CALCULATION

B Brackets
O Operation
D Divide
M Multiply
A Add
S Subtract

SIGNS - MULTIPLY SIGNS - DIVIDE

X + - ÷ + -
+ + - + + - Note: They are same!
- - + - - +
POLYGON POLYHEDRON
A plane figure with many sides A solid with many faces

Sides Name Faces Name

3 Triangle
4 Quadrilateral 4 Tetrahedron
5 Pentagon 5 Pentahedron
6 Hexagon 6 Hexahedron
7 Heptagon 7 Heptahedron
8 Octagon 8 Octahedron
9 Nonagon 9 Nonahedron
10 Decagon 10 Decahedron
11 Hendecagon 11 Hendecahedron
12 Dodecagon 12 Dodecahedron
15 Quindecagon 15 Quindecahedron
20 Icosagon 20 Icosahedron
Note the similarities!

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (6)

REMEMBERING LENGTHS
for Simpsons fans!
Kilo meter Kilo 1000 times km Keep
Hecto meter Hecto 100 times hm Homer
Deca meter Deca 10 times dam Dancing
(m) meter (m) 1 unit m more
Deci meter Deci 1/10 of dm During
Centi meter Centi 1/100 of cm Christmas
Milli meter Milli 1/1000 of mm Meals

MONEY
100 pence = 1 Pound
100 p = £1
100 cents = 1 Euro
100 c = €1

AREA
100 sq m = 1 are
100 are = 1 hectare

TIME
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
7 days = 1 week
12 months = 1 year
365 days = 1 year
52 weeks = 1 year (approximately)
12 months = 1 year
366 days = 1 leap year (every four years)
10 years = 1 decade
100 years = 1 century
1000 years = 1 millennium

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FRACTIONS

One Whole = 1/1 = 1

One Half = 1/2 =1/2
One Quarter =1/4 =1/4 =1/4
Three Quarters = 3/4 =1/4
One Third =1/3 =1/3
Two Thirds = 2/3 =1/3
One Sixth =1/6 =1/6 =1/6 =1/6 =1/6

One Half = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
2 4 6 8 10

One Third = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
3 6 9 12 15

One Quarter = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
4 8 12 16 20

One Fifth = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
5 10 15 20 25

One Sixth = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
6 12 18 24 30

One Seventh = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
7 14 21 28 35

One Eighth = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
8 16 24 32 40

One Ninth = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
9 18 27 36 45

One Tenth = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5
10 20 30 40 50

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (8)

ODDS(O) AND EVENS(E)

ADDITION SUBTRACTION MULTIPLICATION

+ O E - O E x O E
O E O O E O O O E
E O E E O E E E E

DECIMAL NUMBERS

100'S 10'S UNITS . 1/10 1/100 1/1000

e.g. 1 2 3 . 2
e.g. 1 2 . 5 6
e.g. 0 . 0 7 8

COORDINATES (x,y) (HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL)

Co-ordinates are a pair of numbers used to pin point anything on a graph or

graph or a grid. The two numbers are separated by a comma. The first
number is along the horizontal axis and the second number is up the
vertical axis.

y-axis 8 D
V 7
E 6
R 5 B
T 4
I 3 A C
C 2
A 1
L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
H O R I Z O N T A L x-axis

e.g. A = (2,3), B = (5,5), C = (9,3), D = (9,8)

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (9)

Ar e a of Pla n e Sh apes
Tr ia n gle
Squ a r e
Ar ea= ½ b × h
Area= a 2
b = base
a = lengt h of side
h = vert ical height

Re ct a n gle Pa r a lle lo g r a m
Ar ea= l× b Ar ea= b× h
l = lengt h b = breadt h
b = br eadt h h = vert ical height

Circle
Tr a pe z iu m
Ar ea= pr 2
Ar ea= ½ ( a+ b) h
h = vert ical height Cir cum fer ence= 2 p r
r = radius

Ellipse Se ct or
Ar ea= ½ r2 ?
Ar ea= pab
r = radius
Per im et er = p( a+ b ) ? = angle in r a dia ns

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Re gula r 2 - D im e nsiona l Sha pe s

Triangle Square

Pent agon Hex agon

Hept agon Oct agon

Nonagon Decagon

These shapes ar e k now n as r egular poly gons. A poly gon is a m any sided shape. To
be a regular polygon all t he sides and angles m ust be t he sam e.

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Tr ia ngle s
All triangles have three sides and three angles which always add to
180°. You should be familiar with three types of triangles.

Equilat er al Tr iangle

Thr ee equal sides

Thr ee equal angles alw ays 60°

I sosceles Tr iangle

Tw o equal sides
Tw o equal angles

Scalene Tr iangle

No equal sides
No equal angles

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MATHEMATICS 11+ REVISION AID (12)

Pyt ha gor e a n Tr iple s

2
These are simply sets of whole numbers which fit the rule: a + b2 = c2
Examples of these are:

3,4,5 Triangle 5, 12, 13 t r iangle 9,40,41 Triangle

Prim e N um bers up t o 1 0 0 0
Pr im e N um be r ca n only be divide d e ve n ly by it se lf a n d 1 , e x ce pt 1 .

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67
71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163
167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251 257 263 269
271 277 281 283 293 307 311 313 317 331 337 347 349 353 359 367 373 379 383
389 397 401 409 419 421 431 433 439 443 449 457 461 463 467 479 487 491 499
503 509 521 523 541 547 557 563 569 571 577 587 593 599 601 607 613 617 619
631 641 643 647 653 659 661 673 677 683 691 701 709 719 727 733 739 743 751
757 761 769 773 787 797 809 811 821 823 827 829 839 853 857 859 863 877 881
883 887 907 911 919 929 937 941 947 953 967 971 977 983 991 997

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