• Factoring
    • Cubic Root
      • a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)
      • a^3 - b^3 = (a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)
    • Quadratic Formula
      • x = -b +/- sqare root of b^2 - 4ac/2a
  • Conics
    • Line: y=mx+b
    • Parabola: y-ax^2+bx+c
    • Circle: (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2
    • Ellipse: ax^2+by^2=c
    • Hyperbola: ax^2+by^2=c
    • Quadrantal Hyperbola: xy=c
  • Interest
    • Continuously: A=Pe^rt
    • Annually: A=P(1+r)^t
      • P = Starting Value
      • e = On Calculator
      • r = Rate
      • t = Time (same units as rate)
      • A = Ending Value
      • Depreciation means the rate is negative.
  • Statistics
    • Sx = Sample Standard Deviation
    • Weird symbol = Population Standard Deviation
    • Controlled Experiment: Imposing some sort of treatment.
    • Survery: Questionnaire
  • Sequence and Series
    • Arithmetic: an=a1 + (n-1)d
      • Adding
      • Shortcut to find d: d=subtract value/subtract position
    • Geometric Sequence: an = a1r^n-1
      • Multiplying
      • Shortcut to find r: r= subtract position root divide values.
  • Domain
    • x on the bottom of a fraction: Set unequal to 0.
    • x in radical: Set greater than or equal to 0.
    • x in radical and on the bottom of a fraction: Set greater than 0.
  • Simplest Radical Form
    • Break down perfect squares and not perfect
    • Add or subtract - Radicals MUST match.
  • Discriminent (What kind of roots?)
    • b^2-4ac
      • Equal Roots: b^2-4ac=0
      • Real, Rational Roots: b^2-4ac > 0 and perfect square root
      • Real, Irrational Roots: b^2-4ac > 0 and not perfect square root
      • Imaginary: b^2-4ac < 0
  • Sum and Product of Roots
    • Sum: -b/a
    • Product: c/a
    • Equation: x^2-(sum)x+(product)
  • Imaginary Numbers
    • i=i
    • i^2=-1
    • i^3=-i
    • i^4=1
      • Divide by 4 and take the remainder to find out which one it is.
  • Logrithms
    • logb mn = logb m + logb n
    • logb (m/n) = logb m − logb n
    • logb n^k = k logb n
    • logb b = 1
    • BEE = Base, equals, exponent
  • Rules of Exponents
    • (x^2)(x^5) = x^7
    • (x^2)^5 = x^10
    • x^5/x^2 = x^3
    • x^2/5 = 5 square root x^2
  • Special Triangles
  • Variation
    • Inverse: K=xy
    • Direct: k=x/y
      • K = Constant of Variation
  • Sin and Cos Graphs
    • y=asinbx+d
      • a = Amplitude
      • b = Frequency
      • d = Restline
  • Probability
    • P = Placement Matters
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