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Appendix E Mathematical Formulas

Quadratic formula

If ax2+bx+c=0, then x=−b±b2−4ac 2a

Triangle of base b and height h Area =12 bh
Circle of radius r Circumference =2πr Area =πr2
Sphere of radius r Surface area =4πr2 Volume =43 πr3
Cylinder of radius r and height h Area of curved surface =2πrh Volume =πr2h
Table E1 Geometry

Trigonometry

Trigonometric Identities

  1. sinθ=1/cscθ
  2. cosθ=1/secθ
  3. tanθ=1/cotθ
  4. sin(900−θ ) =cosθ
  5. cos(900−θ ) =sinθ
  6. tan(900−θ ) =cotθ
  7. sin2θ+cos2θ=1
  8. sec2θ−tan2θ=1
  9. tanθ=sinθ/cosθ
  10. sin(α±β ) =sinαcosβ±cosαsinβ
  11. cos(α±β ) =cosαcosβ∓sinαsinβ
  12. tan(α±β ) =tanα±tanβ 1∓tanαtanβ
  13. sin2θ=2sinθcosθ
  14. cos2θ=cos2θ−sin2θ=2cos2θ−1=1−2sin2θ
  15. sinα+sinβ=2sin12 (α+β ) cos12 (α−β )
  16. cosα+cosβ=2cos12 (α+β ) cos12 (α−β )
  17. s=rθ

Triangles

  1. Law of sines: asinα =bsinβ =csinγ
  2. Law of cosines: c2=a2+b2−2abcosγ
    Figure shows a triangle with three dissimilar sides labeled a, b and c. All three angles of the triangle are acute angles. The angle between b and c is alpha, the angle between a and c is beta and the angle between a and b is gamma.
  3. Pythagorean theorem: a2+b2=c2
    Figure shows a right triangle. Its three sides are labeled a, b and c with c being the hypotenuse. The angle between a and c is labeled theta.

Series expansions

  1. Binomial theorem: (a+b ) n=an+nan−1b+n(n−1 ) an−2b2 2! +n(n−1 ) (n−2 ) an−3b3 3! +···
  2. (1±x ) n=1±nx 1! +n(n−1 ) x2 2! ±···(x2<1 )
  3. (1±x ) −n=1∓nx 1! +n(n+1 ) x2 2! ∓···(x2<1 )
  4. sinx=x−x3 3! +x5 5! −···
  5. cosx=1−x2 2! +x4 4! −···
  6. tanx=x+x3 3 +2x5 15 +···
  7. ex=1+x+x2 2! +···
  8. ln(1+x ) =x−12 x2+13 x3−···(|x| <1 )

Derivatives

  1. ddx [af(x) ] =addx f(x)
  2. ddx [f(x) +g(x) ] =ddx f(x) +ddx g(x)
  3. ddx [f(x) g(x) ] =f(x) ddx g(x) +g(x) ddx f(x)
  4. ddx f(u) =[ddu f(u) ] du dx
  5. ddx xm=mxm−1
  6. ddx sinx=cosx
  7. ddx cosx=−sinx
  8. ddx tanx=sec2x
  9. ddx cotx=−csc2x
  10. ddx secx=tanxsecx
  11. ddx cscx=−cotxcscx
  12. ddx ex=ex
  13. ddx lnx=1x
  14. ddx sin−1x=11−x2
  15. ddx cos−1x=−11−x2
  16. ddx tan−1x=11+x2

Integrals

  1. ∫af(x) dx =a∫f(x) dx
  2. ∫[f(x) +g(x) ] dx =∫f(x) dx +∫g(x) dx
  3. ∫xmdx =xm+1 m+1 (m≠−1 ) =lnx(m=−1)
  4. ∫sinxdx =−cosx
  5. ∫cosxdx =sinx
  6. ∫tanxdx =ln|secx |
  7. ∫sin2axdx =x2 −sin2ax 4a
  8. ∫cos2axdx =x2 +sin2ax 4a
  9. ∫sinaxcosaxdx =−cos2ax 4a
  10. ∫eaxdx =1a eax
  11. ∫xeaxdx =eax a2 (ax−1 )
  12. ∫lnaxdx =xlnax−x
  13. ∫dx a2+x2 =1a tan−1xa
  14. ∫dx a2−x2 =12a ln|x+a x−a |
  15. ∫dx a2+x2 =sinh−1xa
  16. ∫dx a2−x2 =sin−1xa
  17. ∫a2+x2 dx =x2 a2+x2 +a2 2 sinh−1xa
  18. ∫a2−x2 dx =x2 a2−x2 +a2 2 sin−1xa
  19. ∫1 (x2+a2)3/2 dx =x a2x2+a2
  20. ∫x (x2+a2)3/2 dx =–1 x2+a2
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