MATHEMATICS FORMULAE IN SPM EXAM PAPER 2
The following formulae may be helpful in answering the questions. The symbols given are
the ones commonly used.
RELATIONS
1 am an amn
2 am an amn
3 (am )n amn
4 A1 ad 1 bc d b
c a
5 P(A) n(A)
n(S )
6 P(A') 1 P(A)
7 Distance = (x1 x2 )2 ( y1 y2 )2
8 Midpoint, (x, y) x1 x2 , y1 y2
2 2
9 Average speed = distance travelled
time taken
10 Mean = sum of data
number of data
11 Mean = Sum of ( class midpoint frequency)
sum of frequencies
12 Pythagoras Theorem c 2 a 2 b 2
13 m y2 y1
x2 x1
14 m y intercept
x intercept
SHAPES AND SPACE
1 Area of trapezium = 1 sum of parallel sides height
2
2 Circumference of circle = d 2 r
3 Area of circle = r2
4 Curved surface area of cylinder = 2 rh
5 Surface area of sphere = 4 r2
6 Volume of right prism = cross sectional area length
7 Volume of cylinder = r2h
8 Volume of cone = 1r2h
3
9 Volume of sphere = 4r3
3
10 Volume of right pyramid 1
= base area x height
3
11 Sum of interior angles of a polygon = (n 2) 180
12 arc length angle subtended at centre
circumference of circle 360
13 area of sector angle subtended at centre
area of circle 360
14 Scale factor, k PA'
PA
15 Area of image = k 2 area of object