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Percentages Change, comparison, successive percentage

Percentagex% of y = xy/100

Percentage change((New - Old) / Old) x 100

Successive changea% and b% = a + b + ab/100

Value after changeNew = Old x (1 +/- r/100)

Population after n yearsP(1 +/- r/100)n

Profit, Loss and Discount Marked price, selling price, net change

Profit %((SP - CP) / CP) x 100

Loss %((CP - SP) / CP) x 100

SP from profitSP = CP x (100 + profit%)/100

SP from lossSP = CP x (100 - loss%)/100

Discount %((MP - SP) / MP) x 100

Successive discountsNet discount = a + b - ab/100

Simple and Compound Interest SI, CI, instalments, growth

Simple interestSI = PRT/100

Simple amountA = P + SI

Compound amountA = P(1 + r/100)n

Compound interestCI = A - P

Half-yearly compoundingA = P(1 + r/200)2n

Quarterly compoundingA = P(1 + r/400)4n

Ratio, Proportion and Variation Sharing, direct and inverse variation

Proportiona:b = c:d means ad = bc

Fourth proportionalIf a:b = c:x, then x = bc/a

Mean proportionalx = sqrt(ab)

Direct variationy = kx

Inverse variationxy = k

Partnership shareProfit ratio = capital x time

Averages, Mixtures and Alligation Weighted average, replacement, mixing

AverageSum of values / number of values

Weighted average(w1x1 + w2x2 + ...)/(w1 + w2 + ...)

Combined average(n1a1 + n2a2)/(n1 + n2)

Alligation ratioCheaper : Dearer = (Dearer - Mean) : (Mean - Cheaper)

ReplacementFinal quantity = Initial x (1 - removed/total)n

Time and Work Efficiency, pipes, combined work

Work rateIf A finishes in x days, A's rate = 1/x

Combined rate1/T = 1/a + 1/b + 1/c

EfficiencyEfficiency is inversely proportional to time

Man-daysWork = people x days x hours x efficiency

Pipes and cisternsNet rate = filling rates - emptying rates

Time, Speed and Distance Relative speed, trains, boats, races

Basic relationDistance = Speed x Time

Average speedTotal distance / total time

Equal distancesAverage speed = 2xy/(x + y)

Relative speed same direction|x - y|

Relative speed opposite directionx + y

Boat downstreamSpeed = boat speed + stream speed

Boat upstreamSpeed = boat speed - stream speed

Numbers Factors, remainders, divisibility, HCF and LCM

Number of factorsIf N = paqbrc, factors = (a + 1)(b + 1)(c + 1)

Sum of factors(pa+1 - 1)/(p - 1) x (qb+1 - 1)/(q - 1) ...

Product of factorsNnumber of factors / 2

HCF x LCMFor two numbers, HCF x LCM = product of numbers

Remaindera = bq + r, where 0 <= r < b

Euler ideaIf a and n are coprime, aphi(n) leaves remainder 1 modulo n

Algebra Identities, equations, progressions

Square identity(a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2

Difference squarea2 - b2 = (a - b)(a + b)

Cube identitya3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 - ab + b2)

Quadratic rootsx = [-b +/- sqrt(b2 - 4ac)] / 2a

AP nth terman = a + (n - 1)d

AP sumSn = n/2[2a + (n - 1)d]

GP nth terman = arn-1

GP sumSn = a(rn - 1)/(r - 1), r != 1

Geometry Triangles, circles, polygons, coordinate geometry

Triangle area1/2 x base x height

Heron's formulaArea = sqrt[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)], s = (a+b+c)/2

Equilateral triangle area(sqrt3/4)a2

PythagorasHypotenuse2 = base2 + height2

Circle areapi r2

Circle circumference2 pi r

Arc length(theta/360) x 2 pi r

Sector area(theta/360) x pi r2

Polygon interior sum(n - 2) x 180 degrees

Regular polygon angleInterior angle = (n - 2) x 180/n degrees

Exterior angleEach exterior angle of a regular n-gon = 360/n degrees

Triangle inradiusr = Area/s, where s is semiperimeter

Triangle circumradiusR = abc/(4 x Area)

Median lengthma = 1/2 sqrt(2b2 + 2c2 - a2)

Two-side triangle areaArea = 1/2 ab sin C

Brahmagupta formulaArea = sqrt[(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)] for cyclic quadrilateral

Rhombus area1/2 x d1 x d2

Chord length2r sin(theta/2)

Tangent powerPT2 = PA x PB

Distance formulasqrt[(x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2]

Slope(y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Point-line distance|Ax1 + By1 + C| / sqrt(A2 + B2)

Section formula((mx2 + nx1)/(m+n), (my2 + ny1)/(m+n))

Centroid((x1+x2+x3)/3, (y1+y2+y3)/3)

Mensuration Surface area and volume

Cuboid volumelbh

Cuboid surface area2(lb + bh + hl)

Cube volumea3

Cube surface area6a2

Cylinder volumepi r2h

Cylinder curved surface area2 pi rh

Cone volume1/3 pi r2h

Sphere volume4/3 pi r3

Sphere surface area4 pi r2

Permutation, Combination and Probability Counting and expected chance

Factorialn! = n x (n-1) x ... x 1

PermutationnPr = n!/(n-r)!

CombinationnCr = n!/[r!(n-r)!]

Circular arrangement(n - 1)!

ProbabilityFavourable outcomes / total outcomes

ComplementP(not A) = 1 - P(A)

Independent eventsP(A and B) = P(A)P(B)

Logs and Exponents Power rules, log rules, simplification

Product of powersam x an = am+n

Quotient of powersam / an = am-n

Power of power(am)n = amn

Log productlog(ab) = log a + log b

Log quotientlog(a/b) = log a - log b

Log powerlog(an) = n log a

Change of baselogab = log b / log a

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