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Chapter 1
A. Indices
a m a n a mn COMMON MISTAKES!
am an am an
a m a n a mn
1 am an am an
an n
a a m b m ( a b) m
a 1
0
a m bn a m bn
(a m ) n a mn
a m b n a mb n
B. Surds
COMMON MISTAKES!
a a a
a b ab a b ab
m
a a a2
( a) a
m 2
a a COMMON MISTAKES!
b a b a a b a b
a b a b 1 1 a b
b a a b a b 1
c. Logarithms
log a log b log(ab) (log a)(log b) COMMON MISTAKES!
a log a log a log b log(ab) (log a )(log b)
log a log b log
b log b a log a
log a log b log
log a m m log a (log a) m b log b
a loga x x log a m m log a (log a) m
log b b 1 log b a log b a
log a b log a b
log b a log b a log b b log b b
Modulus, r a b
2 2 z r (cos i sin )
Argument,
b b
tan 1 tan 1
a
a in RADIAN!!
b b
tan 1 tan 1
a
a
c. three surds a x b x c x ( a x b x )2 ( c x )2
iii. Logarithms - same base
ax b f ( x) ax b f ( x) , ax b f ( x)
B. Inequalities ( , , , )
i. Quadratic function
Graphical Real Number Line Table of Sign
F actorise F actorise
A ssume all factors to be T able Testing value
positive - Sign
R eal number line - Product of sign
S ign +ve/-ve A nswer
P roduct of sign
A nswer
ax b c ax b c or () ax b c
b. Two absolute value function
CHAPTER 3
ARITHMETIC GEOMETRIC
Tn 1
r
d Tn 1 Tn Tn
Tn a (n 1)d Tn ar n 1
n a (1 r n )
Sn (2a (n 1)d ) , r 1
2
Sn 1 r
a (r n 1)
, r 1
r 1
a
S , 1 r 1
1 r
n
a. Tr 1 (a nr )(b)r - independent x, x 0
r
- coefficient : excluding the variable
n n
b. n is positiveinteger : (a b)n a n a n1b1 a n2b2 ... bn
1 2
n(n 1) 2
c. n is negative integer / fraction : (1 b) n 1 nb (b) ...
2!
b
n
b n(n 1) b
2
S implify (a b)n a n 1 a n 1 n ...
a a 2! a
b
V alidity 1
a
A pproximate x given: substitute given x into LHS and RHS. Rearrange to get the approximate
requested.
- x not given: use comparing method. Make sure x is in the range of validity.
A B
T
AT BT
AT A
( AT )T A
AB A B
( AB)T BT AT
A2 A A
(kA) kA
T T
A1
1
adj A 2. A A
T 1 1 T
A
3. AB1 B 1 A1
A a11c11 a12 c12 a13c13
1 1
4. A
m11 m12 m13
T
A
adj A Cij
T
m21 m22 m23 5. AB BA I A 1 B or B 1 A
m m33
31 m32 1 1
6. AB I A 1 B or B 1 A