{"id":111954,"date":"2023-08-07T22:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=111954"},"modified":"2023-08-07T22:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:42:48","slug":"gcse-mathematics-higher-tier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/07\/gcse-mathematics-higher-tier\/","title":{"rendered":"GCSE MATHEMATICS HIGHER TIER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Perimeter, area and volume<br>Where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides<br>and h is their perpendicular separation:<br>Area of a trapezium =<br>1<br>2<br>(a + b) h<br>Volume of a prism = area of cross section \u00d7 length<br>Where r is the radius and d is the diameter:<br>Circumference of a circle = 2\u03c0r = \u03c0d<br>Area of a circle = \u03c0r 2<br>Quadratic formula<br>The solution of ax2 + bx + c = 0<br>where a \u2260 0<br>x = \u2013 \u2013 b b ac<br>a<br>\u00b1 2 4<br>2<br>Pythagoras\u2019 Theorem and Trigonometry<br>In any right-angled triangle where a, b and c are<br>the length of the sides and c is the hypotenuse:<br>a2 + b2 = c2<br>In any right-angled triangle ABC where a, b and c<br>are the length of the sides and c is the<br>hypotenuse:<br>sin A =<br>a<br>c cos A =<br>b<br>c tan A =<br>a<br>b<br>In any triangle ABC where a, b and c are the<br>length of the sides:<br>sine rule: = =<br>abc<br>sin sin sin ABC<br>cosine rule: a2 = b2 + c2 \u2013 2bc cos A<br>Area of triangle =<br>1<br>2<br>ab sin C<br>Compound Interest<br>Where P is the principal amount, r is the interest<br>rate over a given period and n is number of times<br>that the interest is compounded:<br>Total accrued = P +<br>n \uf8eb \uf8f6 r \uf8ec \uf8f7 \uf8ed \uf8f8 1<br>100<br>Probability<br>Where P (A) is the probability of outcome A and<br>P (B) is the probability of outcome B:<br>P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) \u2013 P(A and B)<br>P(A and B) = P(A given B) P(B<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perimeter, area and 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