6024methods-units-1-and-2-exam-notes
6024methods-units-1-and-2-exam-notes
MATH METHODS UNITS 1&2 EXAM NOTES SHEET Quadratics 𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑓 −1 = 𝑟𝑎𝑛 𝑓, 𝑟𝑎𝑛 𝑓 −1 = 𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑓
Unit 1 Turning point form: 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘 If 𝑓(𝑥) is not one-to-one, the domain and range of inverse cannot be simply
Linear Equations Turning point: (h, k) swapped and equated.
𝑦2 −𝑦1 𝑏 𝑏2 Cubic and Quartic Functions
Gradient of a line between 𝐴(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) and 𝐵(𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ): 𝑚 = Turning point for general form: (− ,− + 𝑐)
𝑥2 −𝑥1 2𝑎 4𝑎 Cubic function (general form) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑
General equation of straight line: 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 Discriminant: Δ = b2 − 4𝑎𝑐 Cubic function (turning point form) 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)3 + 𝑘
Equation of line passing through (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ): 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 ) Discriminant meanings: Point of inflection (h, k)
Angle line makes with x-axis: 𝜃 = tan−1 𝑚 Δ = 0 → 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ ′𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 ′ 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 Quartic function (general form) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 4 + 𝑏𝑥 3 + 𝑐𝑥 2 +
Perpendicular gradient of m: ′
𝑚 =−
1 Δ > 0 → 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑒
𝑚
Quartic function (turning point form) 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)4 + 𝑘
Distance between two points: 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2 Common Graphs
𝑎 Turning point (h, k)
Midpoint of line joining two points: 𝑀=(
𝑥1 +𝑥2 𝑦1 +𝑦2
, ) Hyperbola 𝑦= +𝑘
2 2
𝑥−ℎ Remainder/Factor Theorem
Matrices Asymptotes 𝑥 = ℎ, 𝑦 = 𝑘 If 𝑃(𝑥) is a polynomial, the remainder of polynomial division of 𝑃(𝑥) by
𝑎
Matrix Dimensions dim(𝐴) = 𝑚 × 𝑛, m = rows, n = columns Truncus 𝑦 = (𝑥−ℎ)2 + 𝑘 𝑏
linear factor (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏), is 𝑃 (− )
Matrix Multiplication 𝑎