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    1. Averages

    Simple averages =

    Weighted Average =

    Geometric Mean =

    Harmonic Mean =

    For two numbers, Harmonic Mean =

    2. Percentage Change

    Change % = %

    Total Successive Change% = %

    3. Interest

    Simple Interest =

    Compound Interest =

    Population after n years P =

    4. Growth

    Growth% = %

    SAGR or AAGR = %

    CAGR = %

    [Here, S. A. G. R. = Simple Annual Growth Rate, A. A. G. R. = Average Annual Growth Rate and C. A. G. R. = Compound

    Annual Growth Rate]

    5. Profit and Loss

    Profit = SP CP

    Loss = CP SP

    Percentage Profit =

    Percentage Loss =

    6. False Weights

    If an item is claimed to be sold at cost price, using false weights, then the overall percentage profit is given by

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    Percentage Profit =

    7. Discount

    Discount = Marked Price Selling Price

    Discount Percentage =

    8. Buyxand Get yFree

    If articles worth Rs.xare bought and articles worth Rs. yare obtained free along withxarticles, then the discount is equal

    to yand discount percentage is given by

    Percentage discount =

    9. Successive Discounts

    When a discount ofa% is followed by another discount ofb%, then

    Total discount =

    10. Ratios

    Ifa:b = c:d, then a: b = c:d= (a + c): (b + d) If 0 b>0, then for a positive quantityx,

    11. Proportions

    If a: b:: c:d or , then

    Alternendo Law

    Invertendo Law

    Componendo Law

    Dividendo Law

    Componendo and Dividendo Law

    If , then

    and p, q, r are real numbers, then

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    12. Successive Replacement

    Wherexis the original quantity, yis the quantity that is replaced and n is the number of times the replacement process is

    carried out.

    13. Alligation Rule

    The ratio of the weights of the two items mixed will be inversely proportional to the deviation of attributes of these two

    items from the average attribute of the resultant mixture.

    Alligation Cross:

    x1 x2

    x

    x2- x : x x1

    w1 w2

    14. Time, Speed and Distance

    Speed = Distance / Time

    Important Conversion Factors:

    1 km/hr = m/s and 1 m/s = km/hr

    15. Average Speed

    Average = =

    A man travels first half of the distance at a speed , second half of the distance at a speed then, Average Speed

    [Average speed is given by harmonic mean of two speeds] Savg =

    If the time is constant, then average speed is given by arithmetic mean of two speeds: Savg =

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    16. Relative Speed

    For Trains

    Time =

    For Boats and Streams

    Sdownstream = Sboat + Sstream

    Supstream = Sboat - Sstream

    Sboat =

    Sstream =

    17. Time and Work/Pipes and Cisterns

    Number of days to complete the work =

    [This is our general formula to solve time & work problems. It is also known as Work Equivalence Method]

    18. Application of H.C.F.

    The greatest natural number that will dividex, yand z leaving remainders r1, r2 and r3, respectively, is the H.C.F. of

    (xr1), (yr2) and (z r3)

    19. Application of L.C.M.

    The smallest natural number that is divisible byx, yand z leaving the same remainder rin each case is the L.C.M. of

    (x, yand z) + r

    20. H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Fractions

    H.C.F of fractions =

    L.C.M of fractions =

    [Express all numbers as fractions in its simplest form]

    21. Properties of Surds

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    22. Law of Indices

    If a and b are non zero rational numbers and m and n are rational numbers, the

    If , then m = n

    If and m 0, then a = b if m is odd and a = b if m is even

    23. Laws of Logarithms

    If

    If

    24. Binomial Theorem

    If n is a natural number that is greater than or equal to 2, then according to the binomial theorem:

    (x+a)n

    =n

    coxn

    a0

    +n

    c1xn-1

    a1

    +n

    c2xn-2

    a2

    +. +n

    cnx0

    an

    Here,

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    25. Roots of Quadratic Equation

    The two roots of the equation, ax2+bx+c =0 are given by:

    26. Algebraic Formulae

    (a + b) (a b) = a2

    b2

    (a + b)2

    = a2

    + 2ab + b2

    (a b)2

    = a2 2ab + b

    2

    (a + b + c)2

    = a2

    + b2

    + c2

    + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca

    (a + b)3

    = a3

    + 3a2b + 3ab

    2+ b

    3

    (a b)3

    = a3 3a

    2b + 3ab

    2 b

    3

    a3

    + b3

    = (a + b) (a2 ab + b

    2)

    a3 b

    3= (a b) (a

    2+ ab + b

    2)

    a3

    + b3

    +c3 3abc = (a+ b + c) (a

    2+ b

    2+ c

    2 ab bc ac)

    27. Arithmetic Progression

    28. Geometric Progression

    29. Harmonic Progression

    30. Sum of Important Series

    Sum of first n natural numbers

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    Sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers

    Sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers

    =

    31. Factorial

    n! = 1 2 3 (n 1) n

    n! = n (n 1)!

    32. Permutations

    33. Combinations

    Important Properties:

    34. Partition Rule

    Number of ways of distributing n identical things among rpersons when each person may get any number of things

    =

    35. Probability

    Probability of an event =

    Odds in favour =

    Odds against =

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    36. Pythagoras Theorem

    For right triangle ABC

    AC

    2

    = AB

    2

    +BC

    2

    For acute triangle ABC

    AC2

    = AB2

    + BC2 2 (BC) (BD)

    For obtuse triangle ABC

    AC2

    = AB2

    + BC2

    + 2*BC*BD

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    37. Area of Triangle

    When lengths of the sides are given

    Area =

    Where, semi perimeter (s) =

    When lengths of the base and altitude are given

    Area =

    When lengths of two sides and the included angle are given

    Area =

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    For Equilateral Triangle

    Area =

    For Isosceles Triangle

    Area =

    38. Apollonius Theorem

    If AD is the median, then:

    AB2

    + AC2

    = 2(AD2

    + BD2)

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    39. Angle Bisector Theorem

    If AD is the angle bisector for angle A, then:

    40. Area of Quadrilateral

    For Cyclic Quadrilateral

    Area =

    Where, semi perimeter (s) =

    If lengths of one diagonal and two offsets are given

    Area =

    If lengths of two diagonals and included angle are given

    Area =

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    For Trapezium

    Area =

    For Parallelogram

    Area = bh

    For Rhombus

    Area =

    For Rectangle

    Area = lb

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    For Square

    Area = a2

    41. Polygon

    Number of Diagonals =

    The sum of all the interior angles =The sum of all exterior angles = 360

    42. Area of Regular Hexagon

    Area =

    43. Circle

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    Circumference C =

    Area (A) =

    Length of Arc (l) = , where is in degrees.

    Area of Sector = , where is in degrees.

    Perimeter of Sector =

    44. Ellipse

    If semi-major axis (OD) = a and semi-minor axis (OA) = b,

    Perimeter of the ellipse

    Area of the ellipse

    45. Trigonometric Ratios

    For a right triangle, ifP is the length of perpendicular, B is the length of base, H is the length of hypotenuse and is

    the angle between base and hypotenuse,

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    46. Distance between Points

    Distance between two points and is given by

    AB =

    47. Right Prism

    Lateral Surface Area (L.S.A.) = Perimeter of base height

    Total Surface Area (T.S.A.) = L.S.A. + 2 Area of base

    Volume (V) = Area of base height

    48. Cuboid

    S.A. = 2(lh + bh)

    T.S.A. = 2(lh + bh + lb)

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    Volume (V) = lbh

    Body Diagonal (d) =

    49. Cube

    L.S.A = 4a2

    T.S.A = 6a2

    Volume (V) =a3

    Body Diagonal (d) =

    50. Cylinder

    Curved Surface Area (C.S.A.) = 2rh

    T.S.A. = 2rh + 2r2

    Volume (V) = r2h

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    51. Right Pyramid

    L.S.A = Perimeter of Base Slant Height

    T.S.A = L.S.A + Area of base

    Volume (V) = Area of Base Height

    52. Cone

    C.S.A. = rl

    T.S.A. = rl + r2

    Volume (V) =

    Slant height (l) =

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    53. Frustum of a cone

    Volume (V) =

    54. Sphere

    C.S.A. = 4r2

    T.S.A. = 4r2

    Volume (V) =

    55. Hemisphere

    C.S.A. = 2r2

    T.S.A. = 3r2

    Volume (V) =

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    56. Spherical shell

    T.S.A =

    Volume (V) =