GCSE Maths Formulas

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GCSE • Geometry
distance space
\( d=\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2} \)
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angles quadrilateral
\( A+B+C+D=360^{\circ} \)
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angles triangle
\( A+B+C=180^{\circ} \)
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circle arc
\( L = \frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}}\, 2\pi r \)
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circle sector
\( A = \frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}}\, \pi r^2 \)
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area trapezium
\( A = \tfrac{1}{2}(a+b)h \)
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area circle
\( A = \pi r^2 \)
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area parallelogram
\( A=b\,h \)
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area rectangle
\( A=\ell\,w \)
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area rhombus
\( A=\tfrac{1}{2} d_1 d_2 \)
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area triangle
\( A = \tfrac{1}{2} b h \)
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regular polygon area
\( A=\tfrac{1}{2}\,a\,P \)
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regular polygon area
\( A=\tfrac{n}{2}\,r^{2}\sin\!\left(\tfrac{2\pi}{n}\right) \)
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circle perimeter
\( C = 2\pi r \;\;\text{ or }\; C = \pi d \)
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diagonal rectangle
\( d=\sqrt{\ell^2+w^2} \)
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angles polygon
\( \text{Exterior angle}=\frac{360^{\circ}}{n} \)
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angles triangle
\( \text{Exterior angle}=\text{sum of opposite interior angles} \)
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angles parallel lines
\( \text{Corresponding }\angle\text{s equal},\; \text{Alternate }\angle\text{s equal},\; \text{Co-interior }\angle\text{s sum }180^{\circ} \)
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scale factor similarity
\( P' = kP,\qquad A' = k^{2}A \)
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circle sector
\( P=\frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}}\,2\pi r+2r \)
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perimeter rectangle
\( P=2(\ell+w) \)
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perimeter square
\( P=4s \)
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right triangle distance
\( a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \)
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rectangle diagonal
\( d=\sqrt{\left(\tfrac{P}{2}\right)^2-2A} \)
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polygon angles
\( \text{Exterior}=\tfrac{360^{\circ}}{n},\qquad \text{Interior}=180^{\circ}-\tfrac{360^{\circ}}{n} \)
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radians sector
\( L=r\theta,\qquad A=\tfrac{1}{2}r^2\theta \)
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similarity scale factor
\( L'=kL,\quad A'=k^2A,\quad V'=k^3V \)
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angles polygon
\( S=(n-2)\times180^{\circ} \)
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surface area cone
\( S=\pi r\,\ell+\pi r^2 \)
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surface area cuboid
\( S=2(\ell w+\ell h+wh) \)
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surface area cylinder
\( S=2\pi r h+2\pi r^2 \)
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surface area prism
\( S=\text{perimeter of cross-section}\times\text{length}+2\times\text{area of cross-section} \)
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surface area sphere
\( S=4\pi r^2 \)
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angles
\( \text{Opposite angles at an intersection are equal} \)
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volume prism
\( V=\text{area of cross-section}\times\text{length} \)
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volume cone
\( V=\tfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h \)
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volume cuboid
\( V=\ell\,w\,h \)
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volume cylinder
\( V=\pi r^2 h \)
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volume frustum
\( V=\tfrac{1}{3}\pi h\,(R^2+r^2+Rr) \)
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volume pyramid
\( V=\tfrac{1}{3}\,\text{area of base}\times h \)
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volume sphere
\( V=\tfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3 \)
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scale factor similarity
\( V' = k^{3}V \)