Formula Sheet

SPM Mathematics Formula Sheet (1449)

Student building a useful SPM Mathematics formula reference

These are the 39 formulae the SPM Mathematics exam gives you, printed on the paper itself, grouped the way the official format lists them. Anything not here you are expected to remember, so this page also shows what to memorise.

Number and Operations

Law of indices (product)
am × an = am+n
Given in the exam
Law of indices (quotient)
am ÷ an = am−n
Given in the exam
Law of indices (power)
(am)n = amn
Given in the exam
Fractional index
am/n = (n-th root of am)
Given in the exam
Simple interest
I = Prt
Given in the exam
Maturity value (compound)
MV = P(1 + r/n)nt
Given in the exam
Total repayment
A = P + Prt
Given in the exam

Relationship and Algebra

Distance between two points
Distance = √(x2−x1)2 + (y2−y1)2
Given in the exam
Midpoint
(x, y) = ((x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2)
Given in the exam
Average speed
Average speed = Total distance / Total time
Given in the exam
Gradient (two points)
m = (y2−y1)/(x2−x1)
Given in the exam
Gradient (intercepts)
m = −(y-intercept)/(x-intercept)
Given in the exam
Inverse of a 2x2 matrix
A-1 = 1/(ad−bc) × [[d, −b], [−c, a]]
Given in the exam

Measurement and Geometry

Pythagoras theorem
c2 = a2 + b2
Given in the exam
Sum of interior angles of a polygon
(n − 2) × 180°
Given in the exam
Circumference of circle
πd = 2πr
Given in the exam
Area of circle
πr2
Given in the exam
Arc length
(θ/360°) × 2πr
Given in the exam
Area of sector
(θ/360°) × πr2
Given in the exam
Area of kite
(1/2) × product of two diagonals
Given in the exam
Area of trapezium
(1/2) × sum of two parallel sides × height
Given in the exam
Surface area of cylinder
2πr2 + 2πrh
Given in the exam
Surface area of cone
πr2 + πrs
Given in the exam
Surface area of sphere
4πr2
Given in the exam
Volume of prism
area of cross section × height
Given in the exam
Volume of cylinder
πr2 h
Given in the exam
Volume of cone
(1/3)πr2 h
Given in the exam
Volume of sphere
(4/3)πr3
Given in the exam
Volume of pyramid
(1/3) × base area × height
Given in the exam
Scale factor
k = PA'/PA
Given in the exam
Area of image
area of image = k2 × area of object
Given in the exam

Statistics and Probability

Mean (ungrouped)
x̄ = Σx / N
Given in the exam
Mean (grouped)
x̄ = Σfx / Σf
Given in the exam
Variance (ungrouped)
σ2 = Σ(x−x̄)2 / N = Σx2/N − x̄2
Given in the exam
Variance (grouped)
σ2 = Σf(x−x̄)2 / Σf = Σfx2/Σf − x̄2
Given in the exam
Standard deviation (ungrouped)
σ = √Σ(x−x̄)2 / N = √Σx2/N − x̄2
Given in the exam
Standard deviation (grouped)
σ = √Σf(x−x̄)2 / Σf = √Σfx2/Σf − x̄2
Given in the exam
Probability of an event
P(A) = n(A) / n(S)
Given in the exam
Complement of an event
P(A') = 1 − P(A)
Given in the exam

Source:SPM: Format Pentaksiran mulai 2021, Matematik (1449)

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