GCSE Higher Maths Formula Sheet

Higher
Surface Area Volume

Area
Cylinder Cuboid Cylinder
Volume = length x width x height

Area height

length

Rectangle width

Area = length x width = radius, = height

Prism
Cyclinder Cyclinder
Volume = area of cross section x length
Surface area =
= radius, = height

width (w) Cross Section

Volume =
Length
Cone

n
le gth (l ) Curved surface area =

Total surface area =

Pyramid
aa ga
P r llelo r m
Sphere

Volume =
Area = base x perpendicular height Volume =
radius = area of base, = height

Apex
Perpendicular
Sphere
Cone
heigh t ( h )
Surface area = Height

Volume =

radius

Base (b)

Triangle Base

Area = base x height

height
x
Circles
base Major Arc
Minor Arc

Trapezium Chord
Diameter

t
en
no
= radius, = diameter Radius

m
Mi
S
eg
Arc length =
Area = Sector

Area = or
Centre
Circumference = Major

Segment
Arc sector =
Tan
ge
nt
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Pythagoras Trigonometry Further Trigonmetry

Theorem
Note: Right angled triangles only
Note: Right angled triangles only

O A O Area of a triangle

S H C H T A
Sin( ) Cos( ) Tan( ) Area =
is the hypotenuse

(The longest side)

Opposite
Sin =
Hypotenuse
Cyclinder
and are the shorter sides. Cyclinder Sine Rule Cosine Rule

Adjacent
Cos =
To find a side: To find a side:
Hypotenuse

Opposite = =
Tan =
Adjacent

To find an angle: To find an angle:

= =

Circle Theorems
Alternate segment theorem Angle at the centre theorem Angle at the centre theorem
The angle that lies Diagram A Diagram B
between a tangent The angle at the Angles in a Polygon
and a chord is equal centre is twice the
to the angle angle at the

subtended by the circumference. Exterior angle =

sa me chord in the Exterior

Angle

alternate segment.

= nu mber of sides Interior

c d
Angle

Cy lin er
Angles in the same segment c c
Angles in a semi ir le A. The angle between a tangent and
Interior angle + Exterior angle = 180°
radius is 90 degrees.

theorem
Sum of interior angles =
B. Tangents which meet at the same
Angles in the sa me The angle in a
point are equal in length.
seg ment are equal.
se micircle is 90
degrees.
Compound Measures
d of a circle c c quadrilateral
Chor Cy li
D M F
The perpendi ularc
from the centre of a The opposite

angles in a cyclic
S T DxV PxA
circle to a chord
quadrilateral total
bisects the chord Distance = Speed x Time Mass = Density x Volume Force = Pressure x Area
180 .

(splits the chord into

Speed = Distance ÷ Time Density = Mass ÷ Volume Pressure = Force ÷ Area
two equal parts).

Ti me = Distance ÷ Speed Volume = Mass ÷ Density Area = Force ÷ Area

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Straight Lines Equation of a Circle Percentage Change

Gradient

Percentage Difference
Radius =
change
Original
Equation of a line

Centre of the Circle

Gradient, intercept

Compound Growth & Decay

Midpoint of 2 points and

The amount after years (or days, etc),

where percentage rate of change is r is

Starting amount
Gradient of perpendicular to line = radius

Centre = (0,0)

Pie Charts Kinematics

Quadratics Direct and Inverse Proportion The angle to draw for each sector is
s = displacement

If h Frequency = initial velocity

Quadratic equation
is directly proportional to t en
Angle = x 360° u
Total
so v = final velocity

a = acceleration

If i s inversely proportional to h
t en

= time
so
Histogram t

Quadratic Formula

Frequency
Frequency Density =
Class width

Probability
Completing the square
or and

Stratified Sample
Account in Group number
and given = x z
Sample si e
sample Total