MATHEMATICS FORMULAE IN SPM EXAM PAPER 1

The following formulae may be helpful in answering the questions. The symbols given are the
ones commonly used.
Relations
1. a a a m n
m

2.

1.

am an amn

1
= sum of parallel sides height
2

3. ( a m ) n a mn

1 d b

4. A 1
ad bc c a
5. P( A)

Shapes and Space

Area of trapezium

n( A)
n( S )

6. P( A' ) 1 P( A)

2.

Circumference of circle = d = 2r

3.

Area of circle = r2

4.

Curved surface area of cylinder

5.

Surface area of sphere = 4r2

6.

Volume of right prism =

Cross sectional area length

7. Distance =
( x1 x2 ) 2 ( y1 y 2 ) 2

7.

Volume of cylinder = r2h

8.

Volume of cone =

9.

Volume of sphere =

8. Midpoint,

x x2 y1 y 2
( x, y) 1
,

2
2
9. Average Speed
distance travelled
time taken
10. Mean =

sum of data
number of data

y 2 y1
x 2 x1

14. m =

y - intercept
x - intercept

4 3
r
3

1
base area height
3

11. Sum of interior angles of a polygon

= (n - 2) 180o
12.
Arc length
angle subtended at centre

circumference of circle
360

12. Pythagoras Theorem

c2 = a2 + b2

1 2
r h
3

10. Volume of right pyramid

11. Mean =
sum of (classmark frequency )
sum of frequencie s

13. m

= 2rh

13.

area of sector angle subtended at centre

area of circle
360

14. Scale factor , k =

PA'
PA

15. Area of image = k2 area of object.