This document contains important mathematical formulas in several categories:
1) Algebraic formulas for expanding and factorizing expressions with two or more terms like (a + b)(a - b) and (a + b + c)2.
2) Formulas for exponentiation like (a ± b)3, an + bn, and (a ± b)2n.
3) Other number theory rules like n(n + l)(2n + 1) being divisible by 6 and 32n leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 8.
4) Geometric formulas like the minimum value of a2sec2θ + b2cosec2θ and the largest area for
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Mathematics Formulas
This document contains important mathematical formulas in several categories:
1) Algebraic formulas for expanding and factorizing expressions with two or more terms like (a + b)(a - b) and (a + b + c)2.
2) Formulas for exponentiation like (a ± b)3, an + bn, and (a ± b)2n.
3) Other number theory rules like n(n + l)(2n + 1) being divisible by 6 and 32n leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 8.
4) Geometric formulas like the minimum value of a2sec2θ + b2cosec2θ and the largest area for
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Important Mathematical Formulas
Maths Formulas 1. (a + b)(a b) = a2 b2
1. (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
1. (a b)2 = a2 + b2 2ab
1. (a + b + c + d)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 + 2(ab + ac + ad + bc + bd + cd)
1. (a b)3 = a3 b3 3ab(a b)
1. (a b)(a2 + b2 m ab) = a3 b3
1. (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 -ab bc ca) = a3 + b3 + c3 3abc =
1/2 (a + b + c)[(a b)2 + (b c)2 + (c a)2]
1. when a + b + c = 0, a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
1. (x + a)(x + b) (x + c) = x3 + (a + b + c) x2 + (ab + bc + ac)x + abc
1. (x a)(x b) (x c) = x3 (a + b + c) x2 + (ab + bc + ac)x abc
1. a4 + a2b2 + b4 = (a2 + ab + b2)( a2 ab + b2)
1. a4 + b4 = (a2 2ab + b2)( a2 + 2ab + b2)
1. an + bn = (a + b) (a n-1 a n-2 b+ a n-3 b2 a
b3 +.. + b n-1) n-4
(valid only if n is odd)
1. an bn = (a b) (a n-1 + a n-2 b + a n-3 b2 + a n-4 b3 + + b n-1) {where n N) 1. (a b) is always positive while -(a b) is always negative, for 2n 2n
any real values of a and b
1. (a b)2n = (b a)2 and (a b)2n+1 = (b a)2n+1
1. if and are the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, roots of cx +
bx + a = 0 are 1/ and 1/. if and are the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, roots of ax2 bx + c = 0 are - and -. 1. n(n + l)(2n + 1) is always divisible by 6.
32n leaves remainder = 1 when divided by 8
n3 + (n + 1 )3 + (n + 2 )3 is always divisible by 9
102n + 1 + 1 is always divisible by 11
n(n2 1) is always divisible by 6
n2+ n is always even
23n-1 is always divisible by 7
152n-1 +l is always divisible by 16
n3 + 2n is always divisible by 3
34n 4 3n is always divisible by 17
n! + 1 is not divisible by any number between 2 and n
(where n! = n (n l)(n 2)(n 3).3.2.1) for eg 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120 and similarly 10! = 10.9.8.2.1= 3628800
1. Product of n consecutive numbers is always divisible by n!.
1. If n is a positive integer and p is a prime, then np n is divisible by
p.
1. |x| = x if x 0 and |x| = x if x 0.
1. Minimum value of a2.sec2 + b2.cosec2 is (a + b)2; (0 < < 90)
for eg. minimum value of 49 sec2 + 64.cosec2 is (7 + 8)2 = 225.
2. among all shapes with the same perimeter a circle has the largest area.
1. if one diagonal of a quadrilateral bisects the other, then it also
bisects the quadrilateral.
1. sum of all the angles of a convex quadrilateral = (n 2)180
1. number of diagonals in a convex quadrilateral = 0.5n(n 3)
1. let P, Q are the midpoints of the nonparallel sides BC and AD of a