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CSEC Formula Sheet

This document lists common formulas used in geometry and trigonometry. It includes formulas to calculate the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids and the circumference, arc length, area of circles and sectors. It also provides formulas for the area of trapezoids, roots of quadratic equations, trigonometric ratios, area of triangles and formulas involving sine and cosine rules.

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CSEC Formula Sheet

This document lists common formulas used in geometry and trigonometry. It includes formulas to calculate the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids and the circumference, arc length, area of circles and sectors. It also provides formulas for the area of trapezoids, roots of quadratic equations, trigonometric ratios, area of triangles and formulas involving sine and cosine rules.

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LIST OF FORMULAE

Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and h is the perpendicular


length.
2
Volume of cylinder V r h where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
1
Volume of a right pyramid V = — Ah where A is the area of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
3

Circumference C r where r is the radius of the circle.

Arc length S = —— r where is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in


360
degrees.
2
Area of a circle A r where r is the radius of the circle.
2
Area of a sector A = —— r where is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees.
360

1
Area of trapezium A=— (a + b) h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h
2
is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.
2
Roots of quadratic equations If ax + bx + c = 0,

2
–b + b – 4ac
then x = ——————
2a

opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sin = —————
hypotenuse

adjacent side
cos = —————
hypotenuse

opposite side
tan = —————
adjacent side

1
Area of triangle Area of = — bh where b is the length of the base and h is the perpendicular
2
height.
1
Area of ABC = — ab sin C
2

Area of ABC s (s – a) (s – b) (s – c)
a+b+c
where s = ————
2
a b c
Sine rule —— = —— = ——
sin A sin B sin C

2 2 2
Cosine rule a = b + c – 2bc cos A
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