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Title: Mathematics SL formula Notebook 2014
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Diploma Programme

Mathematics SL formula booklet
For use during the course and in the examinations
First examinations 2014

Published March 2012
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2012

Mathematical studies SL: Formula booklet

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Contents
Prior learning

2

Topics

3

Topic 1—Algebra

3

Topic 2—Functions and equations

4

Topic 3—Circular functions and trigonometry

4

Topic 4—Vectors

5

Topic 5—Statistics and probability

5

Topic 6—Calculus

6

Mathematics SL formula booklet

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Formulae

Prior learning
A= b × h

Area of a parallelogram
Area of a triangle

=
A

=
A

Area of a trapezium

1
(b × h)
2
1
( a + b) h
2

Area of a circle

A = πr 2

Circumference of a circle

C = 2πr

Volume of a pyramid

=
V

1
(area of base × vertical height)
3

Volume of a cuboid (rectangular prism)

V =l × w × h

Volume of a cylinder

V = πr 2 h

Area of the curved surface of a cylinder

A= 2πrh

Volume of a sphere

Volume of a cone

V=

4 3
πr
3

V=

1 2
πr h
3

Distance between two points ( x1 , y1 , z1 ) and
( x2 , y2 , z2 )

d=

Coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment
with endpoints ( x1 , y1 , z1 ) and ( x2 , y2 , z2 )

 x1 + x2 y1 + y2 z1 + z2 
, , 

2
2 
 2

Mathematics SL formula booklet

( x1 − x2 ) 2 + ( y1 − y2 ) 2 + ( z1 − z2 ) 2

2

Topics

Topic 1—Algebra
The nth term of an
arithmetic sequence

un = u1 + (n − 1)d

The sum of n terms of an
arithmetic sequence

S n=

The nth term of a
geometric sequence

1
...
2

S∞ =

log c a + log c b =
log c ab
a
log c a − log c b =
log c
b
log c a r = r log c a

Change of base

u1
, r <1
1− r

log b a =

x = log a b

log c a
log c b

Binomial coefficient

n
n!
 =
 r  r ! (n − r )!
 

Binomial theorem

1
...
4

Axis of symmetry of
graph of a quadratic
function

b
f ( x) = 2 + bx + c ⇒ axis of symmetry x =
ax

2a

2
...
7

Solutions of a quadratic
equation

ax 2 + bx + c= 0 ⇒

Discriminant

∆ b 2 − 4ac
=

x=

−b ± b 2 − 4ac
, a≠0
2a

Topic 3—Circular functions and trigonometry
Length of an arc

l =θr

Area of a sector

3
...
2

Trigonometric identity

3
...
6

Cosine rule

c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2ab cos C ; cos C =

Sine rule

a
b
c
= =
sin A sin B sin C

Area of a triangle

a 2 + b2 − c2
2ab

1
A = ab sin C
2

Mathematics SL formula booklet

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Topic 4—Vectors
4
...
2

Scalar product

v12 + v2 2 + v32

v =

v ⋅ w = w cos θ
v
v ⋅ w= v1w1 + v2 w2 + v3 w3

Angle between two
vectors
4
...
2

Mean of a set of data

n

x=

∑fx

i i

i =1
n

∑f
i =1

5
...
7

Combined events
Mutually exclusive events

5
...
9

Binomial distribution

Mean

5
...
1

Derivative of f ( x)

6
...
4

Standard integrals

dy
 f ( x + h) − f ( x ) 
= f ′( x) = lim 

h →0
dx
h



y = f ( x) ⇒

f ′( x) =n −1
nx

1
cos 2 x

f ( x) = ⇒
ex

f ′( x) =
ex

f ( x) = x ⇒
ln

1
f ′( x) =
x

f
y = g (u ) , u = ( x) ⇒

dy
dv
du
=u + v
dx
dx
dx

y =uv ⇒

u
y=
v

du
dv
v −u
dy
= dx 2 dx
dx
v



n
dx
∫x=

dy dy du
= ×
dx du dx

x n +1
+ C , n ≠ −1
n +1

1

ln
∫ x dx = x + C ,

x>0

− cos
∫ sin x dx = x + C
=
∫ cos x dx

∫e
6
...
6

Total distance travelled
from t1 to t 2

Mathematics SL formula booklet

distance =



t2

t1

v(t ) dt

6

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Title: Mathematics SL formula Notebook 2014
Description: Everything you need!