GRE MATH FORMULAE

Mixtures first....

1. when you mix different quantities (say n1 and n2) of A and B, with different strengths or values v1 and v2 then their mean value vm after mixing will be:

Vm*(n1 + n2) = (v1.n1 + v2.n2)

you can use this to find the final price of say two types of rice being mixed or final strength of acids of different concentration being mixed etc....

the ratio in which they have to be mixed in order to get a mean value of vm can be given as:

n1/n2 = (v2 - vm)/(vm - v1)

When three different ingredients are mixed then the ratio in which they have to be mixed in order to get a final strength of vm is:

n1 : n2 : n3 = (v2 - vm)(v3 - vm) : (vm - v1)(v3 - vm) : (vm - v2)(vm - v1)

2. If from a vessel containing M units of mixtures of A & B, x units of the mixture is taken out & replaced by an equal amount of B only .And If this process of taking out & replacement by B is repeated n times , then after n operations,

Amount of A left/ Amount of A originally present = (1-x/M)^n

3. If the vessel contains M units of A only and from this x units of A is taken out and replaced by x units of B. if this process is repeated n times, then:

Amount of A left = M [(1 - x/M)^n]

This formula can be applied to problem involving dilution of milk with water, etc...

EXPLAINATION TO THE ABOVE FORMULA

when you mix different quantities (say n1 and n2) of A and B, with different strengths or values v1 and v2 then their mean value vm after mixing will be:
Vm = (v1.n1 + v2.n2) / (n1 + n2) (I assume that you understood this...[pic]) vm (n1 + n2) = v1 n1 + v2 n2 n1 (vm - v1) = n2 (v2 - vm) so, n1/n2 = (v2 - vm)/(vm - v1) ----> (1)

similarly if you mix n2 and n3, then their ratio would be given by n2/n3 = (v3 - vm)/(vm - v2) ----> (2)

now assume we mix n1, n2 and n3 of different ingredients of value v1, v2 and v3. the individual ratios (1) and (2) will still be the same.

now combine these ratios to get n1:n2:n3 by making the denominators common n1/n2 = (v2 - vm)(v3 - vm)/(vm - v1)(v3 - vm) and n2/n3 = (v3 - vm)(vm - v1)/(vm - v2)(vm - v1)

rearrange this and you will get the formula: n1 : n2 : n3 = (v2 - vm)(v3 - vm) : (vm - v1)(v3 - vm) : (vm - v2)(vm - v1)
Hope this is clear...

PROGRESSION:

Sum of first n natural numbers: 1 +2 +3 + .... + n = [n(n+1)]/2
Sum of first n odd numbers: 1 + 3 + 5 + .... upto n terms = n^2
Sum of first n even numbers: 2 + 4 + 6 + ... upto n terms = n(n+1)

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION

nth term of an Arithmetic progression = a + (n-1)d
Sum of n terms in an AP = s = n/2 [2a + (n-1)d] where, a is the first term and d is the common difference.

If a, b and c are any three consecutive terms in an AP, then 2b = a + c

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

nth term of a GP is = a[r^(n-1)] sum of n terms of a GP: s = a [(r^n - 1)/(r-1)] if r > 1 s = a [(1 - r^n)/(r-1)] if r < 1]

sum of an infinite number of terms of a GP is s(approx.) = a/ (1-r) if r G > H.
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Problems on trains

a km/hr = (a* (5/18)) m/s

a m/s = (a* (18/5)) km/hr

Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a pole or a standing man or a signal post is equal to the time taken by the train to cover l metres.

Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a stationary object of length b metres is the time taken by the train to cover (l+b) metres.

Suppose 2 trains or 2 bodies are moving in the same direction at u m/s and v m/s, where u>v, then their relative speed = (u-v) m/s

Suppose 2 trains or 2 bodies are moving in the opposite direction at u m/s and v m/s, where u>v, then their relative speed = (u+v) m/s

If 2 trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and v m/s, then the time taken by the trains to cross each other = (a+b)/(u+v) sec

If 2 trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in same directions at u m/s and v m/s, then the time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train = (a+b)/(u-v) sec

If 2 trains(or bodies) start at the same time from points A and B towards each other and after crossing they take a and b sec in reaching B and A respectively, then

(A's speed): (B's speed) = (root(B):root(A))

EXPLAINATION TO THE ABOVE FORMULA

EXP 1: It is Speed of train A: Speed of train B = sqrt(b) : sqrt(a)

EXP2: If 2 trains (or bodies) start at the same time from points A and B towards each other and after crossing they take a and b sec in reaching B and A respectively, then

(A's speed) : (B's speed) = (root(b) : root(a)) where a and b number of seconds.

FORMULA FOR FINDING THE UNIQUE DIVISORS AND THEIR SUMS

This one is a nice formula for finding the number of unique divisors for any number and also the sum of those divisors.... such questions are there in powerprep and so you might also get it in your real GRE.

If N is a number such that
N = (a^m) (b^n) (c^p).... where, a, b, c, ... are prime numbers, then the number of divisors of N, including N itself is equal to:
(m+1) (n+1) (p+1).... and the sum of the divisors of N is given by:
S = [(a^m+1) - 1]/[a - 1] * [(b^n+1) - 1]/[b - 1] * [(c^p+1) - 1]/[c- 1].....

Example: for say N = 90, on factorizing you get 90 = 3*3*5*2= (3^2)*(5^1)*(2^1) then the number of divisors of 90 are (2+1)(1+1)(1+1) = 12 the 12 divisors are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90
And the sum of the divisors would be
[(3^3) - 1]/[3 - 1] * [(5^2) - 1]/[5 - 1] * [(2^2) - 1]/[2 - 1]
= (26/2) (24/4) (3/1)
= 234

Though this method looks more complicated than listing the factors and adding them, once you get used to this formula, it saves lot of time..

LINE FORMULAE

Let the coordinates of P1 be (x1,y1) and of P2 be (x2,y2)

- The distance from P1 to P2 is:

d = sqrt[(x1-x2)**2+ (y1-y2)**2]

- The coordinates of the point dividing the line segment P1P2 in the ratio r/s are:

([r x2+s x1]/[r+s], [r y2+s y1]/[r+s])

- As a special case, when r = s, the midpoint of the line segment has coordinates:

([x2+x1]/2,[y2+y1]/2)

- The slope m of a non-vertical line passing through the points P1 and P2:

slope = m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) • Two (non-vertical) lines are parallel if their slopes are equal. • Two (non-vertical) lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes = -1. • Slope of a perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line.
FORMULAE FOR POPULATION RELATED QUESTIONS
The population of a town decreases by 'x%' during the first year, decreases by 'y%' during the second year and again decreases by 'z%' during the third year. If the present population of the town is 'P', then the population of the town three years ago was::

P*100*100*100
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(100-x)(100-y)(100-z).

The population of a town is 'P'.It decreases by 'x%' during the first year, decreases by 'y%' during the second year and again deceases by 'z%' during the third year. The population after 3 years will be:
P*(100-x)(100-y)(100-z)
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100*100*100.

If 'X' litres of oil was poured into a tank and it was still 'x%' empty, then the quantity of oil that must be poured into the tank in order to fill it to the brim is:
X*x
------- litres.
100 - x

If 'X' liters of oil was poured into a tank and it was still 'x%' empty, then the capacity of the tank is:
X*100
---------- litres.
100 - x

A candidate scoring x% in an examination fails by "a" marks, while another candidate who scores y% marks gets "b" marks more than the minimum required pass marks. Then the maximum marks for that exam =
100(a+b)
---------- y-x .

The pass marks in an examination is x%. If a candidate who secures y marks fails by z marks, then the maximum marks is given by

100(y+z)
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x.

Permutations And Combinations

1. If one operation can be performed in m ways and another operation in n ways, then the two operations in succesion can be done in m*n ways

2. The linear permutation of n distinct objects (that is, the number of ways in which these n objects can be arranged is n! and the circular permutation of n distinct objects is (n-1)! But if the clockwise and anticlockwise directions are indistinguishable then the circular permutations of n different things taken at a time is (n-1)!/2

3. But out of these n objects, if there are n1 objects of a certain type, n2 of another type and n3 of another, and so on, Then the number of arrangements (linear permutations) possible is n!/n1!n2!...nz!

4. The total number of ways of arranging r things from n things is given by nPr = n!/(n-r)!

5. The number of ways to select r things out of n things is given by nCr = n!/(r!*(n-r)!)

6. nPr = r! * nCr

Suppose you have a name with n letters, and there are k1 of one letter, k2 of another letter, and so on, up to kz. For example, in ELLEN,

n = 5, k1 = 2 [two E's], k2 = 2 [two L's], k3 = 1 [one N]).

Then the number of rearrangements is n!/k1!k2!...kz!

Numbers And Percentages

COUNTING

SUM OF FIRST “n” NATURAL NUMBERS = n(n+1)/2
Sum of first “n” ODD integers = n*n
Sum of first “n” EVEN integers = n(n+1)
Sum of the squares of the first n integers = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
Sum of the cubes of first n integers =(n(n+1)/2)^2
IF n is even, then
No. of odd no.s from 1 to n is n/2
No. of even no.s from 1 to n is n/2

If n is odd then,
No. of odd no.s from 1 to n is (n+1)/2
No. of even no.s from 1 to n is (n-1)/2

POWERS AND INDICES

To find the unit digit of p^n

If there is an odd no. in the unit place of p eg 741,843 etc
Multiply the unit digit by itself until u get 1.

Example:
If u need to find the unit digit of (743)^38:

Multiply 3 four times to get 81.

(743)^38=(743)^36 X (743)^2

36 is a multiple of 4, and 3 when multiplied 4 times gives 1 in the unit digit.Therefore, when multiplied 9 x 4 times, it will still give 1 in the unit digit. the unit digit of (743)^38, hence will be 1 x 9 =9

In short
(…..1)^n =(…..1)
(….3)^4n=(…..1)
(….7)^4n=(…..1)
(….9)^2n=(….1)

If the unit digit of p is even and u need to find the unit digit of (p)^n

Multiply the unit digit of p by itself until a 6 is in the unit place
(…2)^4n=(….6)
(….4)^2n=(….6)
(….6)^n=(….6)
(….8)^4n=(….6)

For numbers ending with 1,5,6, after any times of multiplication, you get only 1, 5, 6 respectively.

Number of numbers divisible by a certain integer:
How many numbers upto 100 are divisible by 6?

Soln:
Divide 100 by 6, the resulting quotient is the required answer
Here,
100/6 = 16x6+4 16 is the quotient and 6 is the remainder.
Therefore, there are 16 numbers within 100 which are divisible by 6.

PERCENTAGES • If the value of a number is first increased by x% and later decreased by x%, the net change is always A DECREASE= (x^2)/100 • if the value of a number is first increased by x% and then decreased by y%, then there is (x-y-(xy/100))% increase if positive , and decrease if negative • If the order of increase or decrease is changed, THE RESULT IS UNAFFECTED • If the value is increased successively by x% and y%,then final increase is given by x+y+(xy/100) %
GEOMETRY - TRIANGLES
1. Area of a triangle with base b and height h = (1/2)*b*h
2. The area of an equilateral triangle with side a is [sqrt(3)/4]*a^2
3. The area of any triangle given the length of its 3 sides a, b and c:is sqrt[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] where s= (a+b+c)/2

SOME USEFUL FACTS

Number Theory

The product of any three consecutive integers is divisible by 6.

Similarly, the product of any four consecutive integers is divisible by 24.

Permutation and Combination

When n dice (n > 1) are rolled simultaneously, the number of outcomes in which all n dice show the same number is 6, irrespective of the value of n.

Similarly, when n fair coins (n > 1) are tossed simultaneously, the number of outcomes in which all n coins turn up as heads or as tails is 1, irrespective of the value of n.

Speed Time

When an object travels the first x hours at p km/hr and the next x hours at q km/hr, the average speed of travel is the arithmetic mean of p and q.

However, when the object travels the first x kms at p km/hr and the next x kms at q km/hr, the average speed is the harmonic mean of p and q. Number Theory

Any perfect square has an odd number of factors including 1 and the number itself and a composite number has an even number of factors including 1 and itself.

Any perfect square can be expressed in the form 4n or 4n+1.

Profit Loss

If the selling price of 2 articles are equal and 1 of them is sold at a profit of p% and the other at a loss of p%, then the 2 trades will result in a cumulative loss of ((p^2)/100)%.

If the cost of price of 2 articles are equal and 1 of them is sold at a profit of p% and the other at a loss of p%, then the 2 trades will result in no profit or loss.

Progressions

Arithmetic mean of 'n' numbers will always be greater than the geometric mean of those 'n' numbers which will be greater than the Harmonic mean of those 'n' numbers.

Arithmetic mean of 2 numbers = geometric mean of '2' numbers = harmonic mean of '2' numbers if both the numbers are equal.
TIME AND WORK
If A can do a piece of work in x days, then A’s one day’s work=1/x • If the ratio of time taken by A and B in doing a work is x:y, then, ratio of work done is 1/x :1/y=y:x. And the ratio in which the wages is to be distributed is y:x • If A can do a work in x days and B can do the same work in y days, then A and B can together do the work in (xy)/(x+y) days • If “a” men or “b” women can do a piece of work in x days, then “m” men and “n” women can together finish the work in (abx)/(an+bm) days • If A is x times efficient than B, and working together, they finish the work in y days, then Time taken by A=y(x+1)/(x), Time taken by B=y(x+1) • If A and B can finish a work in “x” and “ax” days respectively, that is if A is “a” times efficient than B, then working together, they can finish the work in (ax)/(a+1) days • If A and B working together can complete a work in x days, whereas B working alone can do the same work in y days, ten, A alone will complete the work in (xy)/(y-x) days. • Pipe A can fill a tank in x hrs and B can empty a tank in y hrs.If both pipes are opened together, the tank will be filled in (xy)/(y-x) hrs • A pipe can fill a cistern in x hrs but due to leakage in the bottom, it is filled in y hrs, then the time taken by the leak to empty the cistern is (xy)/(y-x) hrs
GEOMETRY STUFF

Prisms

[pic]

Volume = Base area X Height
Surface = 2b + Ph (b is the area of the base P is the perimeter of the base)

Cylinder

[pic]

Volume = πr*2 h
Surface = 2πrh

Pyramid

[pic]

V = 1/3 bh

b is the area of the base
Surface Area: Add the area of the base to the sum of the areas of all of the triangular faces. The areas of the triangular faces will have different formulas for different shaped bases.

Cones

[pic]

Volume = 1/3 πr*2 x height = 1/3 πr2h
Surface = πr2 + πrs = πr2 + πr [pic]

Sphere

[pic]

Volume = 4/3 πr^3
Surface area = 4πr^2

Distance of a Point from a Line

The perpendicular distance d of a point P (x 1, y 1) from the line ax +by +c = 0 is given by: d =| ax1 +by1 +c|/[[pic](a² +b²)]

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Simple And Compound Interest

1. Simple Interest = PNR/100

where, P --> Principal amount N --> time in years R --> rate of interest for one year

2. Compound interest (abbreviated C.I.) = A -P = [pic] where A is the final amount, P is the principal, r is the rate of interest compounded yearly and n is the number of years

3. When the interest rates for the successive fixed periods are r1 %, r2 %, r3 %, ..., then the final amount A is given by A = [pic]

4. S.I. (simple interest) and C.I. are equal for the first year (or the first term of the interest period) on the same sum and at the same rate.

5. C.I. of 2nd year (or the second term of the interest period) is more than the C.I. of Ist year (or the first term of the interest period), and C.I. of 2nd year -C.I. of Ist year = S.I. on the interest of the first year.

STATISTICS 1. Mean. (i) Mean (for ungrouped data) = [pic]where x1, x2, x3, ..., xn are the observations and n is the total no. of observations. (ii) Mean (for grouped data) = [pic], where x1, x2, x3, ..., xn are different variates with frequencies f1, f2, f3, ..., fn respectively. (iii) Mean for continuous distribution. Let there be n continuous classes, yi be the class mark and fi be the frequency of the ith class, then mean = [pic](Direct method) Let A be the assumed mean, then mean = A +[pic], where di = yi -A (Short cut method) If the classes are of equal size, say c, then mean = A +c x [pic], where ui = [pic](Step deviation method)
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY

LINES - BASICS:

1. The equation of X axis: y =0
2. The equation of Y axis: x = 0
3. Equation of straight line parallel to X axis: y =a, where a is any constant
4. Equation of straight line parallel to Y axis: x =a, where a is any constant
5. Equation of a straight line through a given point (x1, y1) and having a given slope m: y -y1 = m (x - x1)
6. Equation of a straight line through a given point (0, 0) and having a given slope m: y = m x
7. Equation of a straight line with a slope m and y-intercept c is: y = mx + c
8. Equation of a straight line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is:
(y -y1)/(y2 - y1) = (x -x1)/(x2 -x1)
9. Equation of a straight line whose x and y intercepts are a and b is: x/a + y/b = 1
10. The length of the perpendicular drawn from origin (0,0) to the line Ax + By + C =0 is :
C/ sqrt(A^2 + B^2)
11. Length of the perpendicular from (x1, y1) to the line Ax + By + C =0 is:
Ax1 + By1 +C / sqrt(A^2 + B^2)
12. The point of intersection of two lines a1x + b1y +c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y +c2 = 0 is :
([b1*c2 - b2*c1]/[a1*b2 - a2*b1], [c1*a2 - c2*a1]/[a1*b2 - a2*b1])
13. The condition for concurrency of three lines a1x + b1y +c1 = 0, a2x + b2y +c2 = 0 and a3x + b3y +c3 = 0 is (in determinant form)
| a1 b1 c1 |
| a2 b2 c2 | = 0
| a3 b3 c3 |
14. The angle between two lines y = m1x + c1 and y = m2x + c2 is tan inverse of the modulus of :
[(m1 - m2)/(1 + m1*m2)]
15. Condition for parallelism of two lines with slopes m1 and m2 is m1 = m2
16. Condition for perpendicularity of two lines with slopes m1 and m2 is m1*m2=-1

CIRCLES:

17. General equation of a circle with centre (x1, y1) and radius r is:
(x - x1)^2 + (y - y1)^2 = r^2
18. The equation of a circle whose diameter is the line joining the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is :
(x - x1)(x - x2) + (y - y1)(y - y2) = 0
19. The equation of the tangent to the circle x^2 + y^2 = a^2 (where a is the radius of the circle) at the point (x1, y1) on it is : x*x1 + y*y1 + a^2
20. The condition for y = mx + c to be a tangent to the circle x^2 + y^2 = a^2 is : c^2 = a^2 (1 + m^2)

Multiplication of 2digit by 2 digit number

ab x cd
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pqrs

1. first multiply bd - write down the unit fig at s carry over the tens fig.
2. Multiply axd & bxc add them together and also add the carry over from step 1 write down the units fig at r and carry over the tens fig.
3. Multiply axc and add the carry over from step 2. write down at pq.

TRIGONOMETRY

For angle A = 0, 30° (π/6), 45° (π/4), 60° (π/3), 90° (π/2):

sin A = (sqrt0)/2, (sqrt1)/2, (sqrt2)/2, (sqrt3)/2, (sqrt4)/2 cos A = (sqrt4)/2, (sqrt3)/2, (sqrt2)/2, (sqrt1)/2, (sqrt0)/2 tan A = 0, (sqrt3)/3, 1, sqrt3, undefined

In any triangle: sine = (opposite side) / hypotenuse cosine = (adjacent side) / hypotenuse tan = (opposite side)/(adjacent side) = (sine/cosine)

Probability - 'The Rules'

1. If two events are mutually exclusive (i.e. they cannot occur at the same time), then the probability of them both occurring at the same time is 0. then: P(A and B) = 0 and P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

2. if two events are not-mutually exclusive (i.e. there is some overlap) then: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

3. If events are independent (i.e. the occurrence of one does not change the probability of the other occurring), then the probability of them both occurring is the product of the probabilities of each occurring. Then: P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B)

4. If A, B and C are not mutually exclusive events, then P(A or B or C) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) - P(A and B) - P(B and C) - P(C and A) + P(A and B and C)

and = intersection or = union sorry for making the formulae clusmsy using this 'and' and 'or'.

STATISTICS – HARMONIC MEAN

The harmonic mean of x1,...,xn is n / (1/x1 + ... + 1/xn)
As the name implies, it's a mean (between the smallest and largest values). An example of the use of the harmonic mean: Suppose we're driving a car from Amherst (A) to Boston (B) at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour. On the way back from B to A, we drive a constant speed of 30 miles per hour (damn Turnpike). What is the average speed for the round trip?

We would be inclined to use the arithmetic mean; (60+30)/2 = 45 miles per hour. However, this is incorrect, since we have driven for a longer time on the return leg. Let's assume the distance between A and B is n miles. The first leg will take us n/60 hours, and the return leg will take us n/30 hours. Thus, the total round trip will take us (n/60) + (n/30) hours to cover a distance of 2n miles. The average speed (distance per time) is thus:

2n / {(n/60) + (n/30)} = 2 / (1/20) = 40 miles per hour.
The reason that the harmonic mean is the correct average here is that the numerators of the original ratios to be averaged were equal (i.e. n miles at 60 miles/hour versus n miles at 30 miles/hour). In cases where the denominators of two ratios are averaged, we can use the arithmetic mean.

SOME USEFUL SHORTCUTS

* Product of 2 numbers is the produst of their LCM & HCF.

* LCM of a fraction = LCM of numerator/HCF 0f denominator.

*HCF of a fraction = HCF of numer./LCM of denom.
Ratio & Proportion:

* if a/b = c/d = e/f = .....

then, a/b = c/d = e/f =(a+c+e+...)/(b+d+f+...)

* If a/b = c/d,

Then,

i) b/a = d/c

ii) a/c = b/d

iii) (a+b)/ b = (c+d)/d

iv) (a-b)/b = (c-d)/d

v) (a+b)/(a-b) = (c+d)/(c-d)

FORMULAE ON INTEREST

Money in Compound Interest gets doubled in 70/r years (approximately)

ie. P(1+r/100)^N = 2P when N=70/r

DIVISIBILITY RULES

Divisibility by:

2 If the last digit is even, the number is divisible by 2.
3 If the sum of the digits is divisible by 3, the number is also.
4 If the last two digits form a number divisible by 4, the number is also.
5 If the last digit is a 5 or a 0, the number is divisible by 5.
6 If the number is divisible by both 3 and 2, it is also divisible by 6.
7 Take the last digit, double it, and subtract it from the rest of the number; if the answer is divisible by 7 (including 0), then the number is also.
8 If the last three digits form a number divisible by 8, then so is the whole number.
9 If the sum of the digits is divisible by 9, the number is also.
10 If the number ends in 0, it is divisible by 10.
11 Alternately add and subtract the digits from left to right. If the result (including 0) is divisible by 11, the number is also.
Example: to see whether 365167484 is divisible by 11, start by subtracting:
3-6+5-1+6-7+4-8+4 = 0; therefore 365167484 is divisible by 11.
12 If the number is divisible by both 3 and 4, it is also divisible by 12.
13 Delete the last digit from the number, then subtract 9 times the deleted digit from the remaining number. If what is left is divisible by 13,then so is the original number.

CONIC SECTIONS
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STATISTICS AGAIN

1. Mean of a distribution x1, x2, x3, ......, xn is given by the formula: [pic] where n is the number of terms in the given set.

2. Median value of an ordered distribution y1, y2, y3, ......., yn-1, yn can be given as: [pic]

3. Mode is the most common value obtained (or value that occurs at highest frequency) in a set of observations.

4. The sample variance may be computed as [pic] where [pic]is the sample mean.

5. The square root of the sample variance of a set of N values is the sample standard deviation [pic]

EXPLAINATION OF THE ABOVE TOPIC (FOR NON-MATHEMATICAL BACKGROUND STUDENTS

Say that x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, ...., xn are n draws from a (random) sample. Then:
Step 1: Compute the mean, i.e. m =[ Sum xi (i=1,..., n) ] / n
Step 2: Compute the squared deviation of each observation from its mean, i.e.
For x1 --------> (x1-m)^2
For x2---------> (x2-m)^2
.....
For xn---------> (xn-m)^2
Step 3: The variance is V= [(x1-m)^2 + (x2-m)^2 + .... + (xn-m)^2 ] / n
Step 4: The s.d. is s.d. = V^(1/2)

Example: Let x1=10, x2= 20 and x3=30
Then:
(1) m=20
(3) V = [ (10-20)^2 + 0 + (30-20)^2] / 3 = 200/3
(4) s.d. = (20/3) ^ (1/2)

SOME USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT GEOMETRY

- If perimeters of a square and parallelogram are equal, then area of a square is always greater than area of a parallelogram.
- Similarly, if perimeters of a square and circle are same, then area of a circle is greater than area of a square.

Standard deviation- normal distribution

Z values needed to be memorized (see illustration):
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- Area within .5 Standard Deviation above and below the mean is 38% - Area within 1 Standard Deviation above and below the mean is 68% - Area within 2 Standard Deviation above and below the mean is 95% - Area within 3 Standard Deviation above and below the mean is 99.7

- Area below 1 standard deviation is 84% - Area below 2 standard deviation is 97.7% - Area above 1 standard deviation is 15.8% - Area above 2 standard deviation is 2.27%

NUMBER FACTS

Addition/Subtraction Property for Inequalities
If a < b, then a + c < b + c
If a < b, then a - c < b – c

Multiplication/Division Properties for Inequalities
• when multiplying/dividing by a positive value
If a < b AND c is positive, then ac < bc
If a < b AND c is positive, then a/c < b/c
• when multiplying/dividing by a negative value
If a < b AND c is negative, then ac > bc
If a < b AND c is negative, then a/c > b/c

Natural (or Counting) Numbers : N = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}

Whole Numbers : {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}

Integers : Z = {..., -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}

Real Numbers : R = {x | x corresponds to point on the number line}

If a cube of sides n*n*n is painted and then divided into 1*1*1 size cubes then number cubes with NO face painted is given by (n-2)^2

If SD of x1, x2, x3, ... xn is sigma then SD of x1+k , x2+k, x3+k ... Xn+k is also sigma

If SD of x1, x2, x3, ... xn is sigma then SD of x1*k , x2*k, x3*k ... Xn*k is k*sigma

Variance (kx) = k^2 Variance(x)

Binomial probability mass function: P(x) = nCx * p^x * q ^ (n-x) where x is happening event, n is total number of event, p is probability of happening of event and q is probability of not happening.

A remainder rule to remember:

If a product of 2 integers, x and y is divided by an integer n, then the remainder that you get will be the product of the remainders when x is divided by n and y is divided by n.

R[] ---> remainder function

R[(1046*1047*1048)/11] = R[1046/11]*R[1047/11]*[1048/11] = 1*2*3 = 6

Note: Sometimes the product of the remainders will be greater than the original divisor. In this case you'll have to repeat the process.

Pick's theorem
Pick's theorem provides an elegant formula for the area of a simple lattice polygon: a lattice polygon whose boundary consists of a sequence of connected nonintersecting straight-line segments.
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The formula is Area = I +B/2 – 1where I = number of interior lattice points ([pic]) and
B = number of boundary lattice points ([pic])
For example, the area of the simple lattice polygon in the figure is
31 + 15 /2 – 1 = 37.5.

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The interior and boundary lattice points of the fourteen pieces of the Stomachion are indicated on the second figure. Using Pick's theorem the areas of the fourteen pieces can be determined as in the above example; e.g., the blue piece in the upper right-hand corner has area
18 + 14 /2 – 1 = 24

MORE ON PERCENTAGES

ONE VARIABLE INCREASED/ DECREASED PROBLEMS:

PRICE INCREASED AND REDUCTION OF THE CONSUMPTION:

1. Price of sugar is increased 25%. How much percent must a house hold must reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to increase his expenditure?

how much time u require to this problem? just try this short cut less then 5 sec u will get the answer

% REDUCTION= (INCREASE/100+INCREASE)* 100 lets try this with short cut

increase = 25% so reduction = (25/ 100+25 ) * 100
= (25/125) * 100
= 1/5* 100
= 20 % so house hold have to decrease 20% of their consuption to keep constant .

PRICE DECREASED INCREASE IN CONSUPTION:

PROBLEM : 2
Certain familyhave fixed budget for ice cream purchase for year . but,Ice cream price decreased by 20% due to winter season. find by how much % a consumer must increase his consumpion of ice creame so as not to decrease his expenditure.

Here the short cut

%INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION = (REDUCTION/ 100- REDUCTION) *100

just as mentioned above

decrease icecreame price= 20

= 20/(100-20) *100
=20/80 * 100
=1/4 *100
= 25%

BOTH VARIABLES INCREASED/ DECREASED PROBLEMS

TYPE3:

Petrol tax is increased by 20% and the costumer comsumption also increased by 20%.Find the % increase or decrease in the expenditure
OR
Water tax is increased by 20% and consumption also increased by 20% find what is the net effect in change?

the short cut: [(A+B) + AB]/100

increase A: 20 increase B: 20
= (20+20) + (20*20)/100
= 40+ 400/100
= 40 +4
= 44 % net increase

ONE INCREASED ONTHER DECREASED PROBLEMS:

Shop keeper decreased the price of a article by 20% and then increased the artical by 30% what is the net effect of the artical is it increased or decreased?

SHORT CUT IS SAME AS ABOVE

so first decreased the price so we have to take as negative value for A decrease A : -20% increase A : 30%
= (-20 + 20)+ (-20)*20/100
= (0) +(-400)/100
= -4% so net effect is 4% loss to the shop keeper.

Quantitative Ability – POINTS TO REMEMBER

1. If an equation (i.e. f(x) = 0) contains all positive co-efficients of any powers of x, it has no positive roots.
Eg: x3+3x2+2x+6=0 has no positive roots

2. For an equation, if all the even powers of x have same sign coefficients and all the odd powers of x have the opposite sign coefficients, then it has no negative roots.

3. For an equation f(x)=0 , the maximum number of positive roots it can have is the number of sign changes in f(x) ; and the maximum number of negative roots it can have is the number of sign changes in f(-x)

4. Complex roots occur in pairs, hence if one of the roots of an equation is 2+3i, another has to be 2-3i and if there are three possible roots of the equation, we can conclude that the last root is real. This real root could be found out by finding the sum of the roots of the equation and subtracting (2+3i)+(2-3i)=4 from that sum.

5.
⎫ For a cubic equation ax3+bx2+cx+d=o
• Sum of the roots = - b/a
• Sum of the product of the roots taken two at a time = c/a
• Product of the roots = -d/a

⎫ For a bi-quadratic equation ax4+bx3+cx2+dx+e = 0
• Sum of the roots = - b/a
• Sum of the product of the roots taken three at a time = c/a
• Sum of the product of the roots taken two at a time = -d/a
• Product of the roots = e/a

6. If an equation f(x)= 0 has only odd powers of x and all these have the same sign coefficients or if f(x) = 0 has only odd powers of x and all these have the same sign coefficients, then the equation has no real roots in each case (except for x=0 in the second case)

7. Consider the two equations

a1x+b1y=c1 a2x+b2y=c2 Then,
⎫ If a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2, then we have infinite solutions for these equations.
⎫ If a1/a2 = b1/b2 c1/c2, then we have no solution.
⎫ If a1/a2 b1/b2, then we have a unique solution.

8. Roots of x2 + x + 1=0 are 1, w, w2 where 1 + w + w2=0 and w3=1

9. |a| + |b| = |a + b| if a*b>=0 else, |a| + |b| >= |a + b|

10. The equation ax2+bx+c=0 will have max. value when a0. The max. or min. value is given by (4ac-b2)/4a and will occur at x = -b/2a

11.
⎫ If for two numbers x + y=k (a constant), then their PRODUCT is MAXIMUM if x=y (=k/2). The maximum product is then (k2)/4.

⎫ If for two numbers x*y=k (a constant), then their SUM is MINIMUM if x=y (=root(k)). The minimum sum is then 2*root (k).

12. Product of any two numbers = Product of their HCF and LCM. Hence product of two numbers = LCM of the numbers if they are prime to each other.

13. For any 2 numbers a, b where a>b

⎫ a>AM>GM>HM>b (where AM, GM ,HM stand for arithmetic, geometric , harmonic means respectively)

⎫ (GM)^2 = AM * HM

14. For three positive numbers a, b, c

⎫ (a + b + c) * (1/a + 1/b + 1/c)>=9

15. For any positive integer n

⎫ 2= 4abcd (Equality arises when a=b=c=d=1)

18. (n!)2 > nn

19. If a + b + c + d=constant, then the product a^p * b^q * c^r * d^s will be maximum if a/p = b/q = c/r = d/s

20. If n is even, n(n+1)(n+2) is divisible by 24

21. x^n -a^n = (x-a)(x^(n-1) + x^(n-2) + .......+ a^(n-1) ) ......Very useful for finding multiples. For example (17-14=3 will be a multiple of 17^3 - 14^3)

22. e^x = 1 + (x)/1! + (x^2)/2! + (x^3)/3! + ........to infinity
Note: 2 < e < 3

23. log(1+x) = x - (x^2)/2 + (x^3)/3 - (x^4)/4 .........to infinity [Note the alternating sign . .Also note that the logarithm is with respect to base e]

24. (m + n)! is divisible by m! * n!

25. When a three digit number is reversed and the difference of these two numbers is taken, the middle number is always 9 and the sum of the other two numbers is always 9.

26. Any function of the type y=f(x)=(ax-b)/(bx-a) is always of the form x=f(y)

27.
⎫ The sum of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)/2

⎫ The sum of squares of first n natural numbers is n(n+1)(2n+1)/6

⎫ The sum of cubes of first n natural numbers is (n(n+1)/2)2/4

⎫ The sum of first n even numbers= n (n+1)

⎫ The sum of first n odd numbers= n2

28. If a number ‘N’ is represented as a^x * b^y * c^z… where {a, b, c, …} are prime numbers, then

⎫ the total number of factors is (x+1)(y+1)(z+1) ....

⎫ the total number of relatively prime numbers less than the number is
N * (1-1/a) * (1-1/b) * (1-1/c)....

⎫ the sum of relatively prime numbers less than the number is
N/2 * N * (1-1/a) * (1-1/b) * (1-1/c)....

⎫ the sum of factors of the number is {a^(x+1)} * {b^(y+1)} * ...../(x * y *...)

29.
⎫ Total no. of prime numbers between 1 and 50 is 15

⎫ Total no. of prime numbers between 51 and 100 is 10

⎫ Total no. of prime numbers between 101 and 200 is 21

30.
⎫ The number of squares in n*m board is given by m*(m+1)*(3n-m+1)/6

⎫ The number of rectangles in n*m board is given by n+1C2 * m+1C2

31. If ‘r’ is a rational no. lying between 0 and 1, then, r^r can never be rational.

32. Certain nos. to be remembered

⎫ 210 = 45 = 322 = 1024

⎫ 38 = 94 = 812 = 6561

⎫ 7 * 11 * 13 = 1001

⎫ 11 * 13 * 17 = 2431

⎫ 13 * 17 * 19 = 4199

⎫ 19 * 21 * 23 = 9177

⎫ 19 * 23 * 29 = 12673

33. Where the digits of a no. are added and the resultant figure is 1 or 4 or 7 or 9, then, the no. could be a perfect square.

34. If a no. ‘N’ has got k factors and a^l is one of the factors such that l>=k/2, then, a is the only prime factor for that no.

35. To find out the sum of 3-digit nos. formed with a set of given digits

This is given by (sum of digits) * (no. of digits-1)! * 1111…1 (i.e. based on the no. of digits)

Eg) Find the sum of all 3-digit nos. formed using the digits 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8.
Sum = (2+3+5+7+8) * (5-1)! * 11111 (since 5 digits are there)
= 25 * 24 * 11111
=6666600

36. Consider the equation x^n + y^n = z^n

As per Fermat’s Last Theorem, the above equation will not have any solution whenever n>=3.

37. Further as per Fermat, where ‘p’ is a prime no. and ‘N’ is co-prime to p, then,
N^(p-1) – 1 is always divisible by p.

38. 145 is the 3-digit no. expressed as sum of factorials of the individual digits i.e.

145 = 1! + 4! + 5!

39.
⎫ Where a no. is of the form a^n – b^n, then,
• The no. is always divisible by a - b
• Further, the no. is divisible by a + b when n is even and not divisible by a + b when n is odd

⎫ Where a no. is of the form a^n + b^n, then,
• The no. is usually not divisible by a - b
• However, the no. is divisible by a + b when n is odd and not divisible by a + b when n is even

40. The relationship between base 10 and base ‘e’ in log is given by log10N = 0.434 logeN

41. WINE and WATER formula

Let Q - volume of a vessel, q - qty of a mixture of water and wine be removed each time from a mixture, n - number of times this operation is done and A - final qty of wine in the mixture, then,

A/Q = (1-q / Q)^n

42. Pascal’s Triangle for computing Compound Interest (CI)

The traditional formula for computing CI is
CI = P*(1+R/100)^N – P

Using Pascal’s Triangle,

Number of Years (N)
-------------------
1 1
2 1 2 1
3 1 3 3 1
4 1 4 6 4 1
… 1 .... .... ... ... ..1

Eg: P = 1000, R=10 %, and N=3 years. What is CI & Amount?

Step 1:
Amount after 3 years = 1 * 1000 + 3 * 100 + 3 * 10 + 1 * 1 = Rs.1331

The coefficients - 1,3,3,1 are lifted from the Pascal's triangle above.

Step 2:
CI after 3 years = 3*100 + 3*10 + 3*1 = Rs.331 (leaving out first term in step 1)

If N =2, we would have had,
Amt = 1 * 1000 + 2 * 100 + 1 * 10 = Rs.1210
CI = 2 * 100 + 1* 10 = Rs.210

43. Suppose the price of a product is first increased by X% and then decreased by Y% , then, the final change % in the price is given by:
Final Difference% = X - Y - XY/100

Eg) The price of a T.V set is increased by 40 % of the cost price and then is decreased by 25% of the new price. On selling, the profit made by the dealer was Rs.1000. At what price was the T.V sold?

Applying the formula,
Final difference% = 40 – 25 - (40*25/100) = 5 %.

So if 5 % = 1,000
Then, 100 % = 20,000.
Hence, C.P = 20,000
& S.P = 20,000+ 1000= 21,000

44. Where the cost price of 2 articles is same and the mark up % is same, then, marked price and NOT cost price should be assumed as 100.

45.
⎫ Where ‘P’ represents principal and ‘R’ represents the rate of interest, then, the difference between 2 years’ simple interest and compound interest is given by P * (R/100)2

⎫ The difference between 3 years’ simple interest and compound interest is given by (P * R2 *(300+R))/1003

46.
⎫ If A can finish a work in X time and B can finish the same work in Y time then both of them together can finish that work in (X*Y)/ (X+Y) time.

⎫ If A can finish a work in X time and A & B together can finish the same work in S time then B can finish that work in (XS)/(X-S) time.

⎫ If A can finish a work in X time and B in Y time and C in Z time then all of them working together will finish the work in (XYZ)/ (XY +YZ +XZ) time

⎫ If A can finish a work in X time and B in Y time and A, B & C together in S time then
• C can finish that work alone in (XYS)/ (XY-SX-SY)
• B+C can finish in (SX)/(X-S); and
• A+C can finish in (SY)/(Y-S)

47. In case ‘n’ faced die is thrown k times, then, probability of getting atleast one more than the previous throw = nC5/n5

48.
⎫ When an unbiased coin is tossed odd no. (n) of times, then, the no. of heads can never be equal to the no. of tails i.e. P (no. of heads=no. of tails) = 0

⎫ When an unbiased coin is tossed even no. (2n) of times, then,
P (no. of heads=no. of tails) = 1-(2nCn/22n)

49. Where there are ‘n’ items and ‘m’ out of such items should follow a pattern, then, the probability is given by 1/m!

Eg)1. Suppose there are 10 girls dancing one after the other. What is the probability of A dancing before B dancing before C?

Here n=10, m=3 (i.e. A, B, C)

Hence, P (A>B>C) = 1/3!
= 1/6

Eg)2. Consider the word ‘METHODS’. What is the probability that the letter ‘M’ comes before ‘S’ when all the letters of the given word are used for forming words, with or without meaning?

P (M>S) = 1/2!
= 1/2

50. CALENDAR

⎫ Calendar repeats after every 400 years.

⎫ Leap year- it is always divisible by 4, but century years are not leap years unless they are divisible by 400.

⎫ Century has 5 odd days and leap century has 6 odd days.

⎫ In a normal year 1st January and 2nd July and 1st October fall on the same day. In a leap year 1st January 1st July and 30th September fall on the same day.

⎫ January 1, 1901 was a Tuesday.

51.
⎫ For any regular polygon, the sum of the exterior angles is equal to 360 degrees, hence measure of any external angle is equal to 360/n (where n is the number of sides)

⎫ For any regular polygon, the sum of interior angles =(n-2)*180 degrees
So measure of one angle is (n-2)/n *180

⎫ If any parallelogram can be inscribed in a circle, it must be a rectangle.

⎫ If a trapezium can be inscribed in a circle it must be an isosceles trapezium (i.e. oblique sides equal).

52. For an isosceles trapezium, sum of a pair of opposite sides is equal in length to the sum of the other pair of opposite sides (i.e. AB+CD = AD+BC, taken in order)
53.
⎫ For any quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at right angles, the area of the quadrilateral is
0.5*d1*d2, where d1, d2 are the length of the diagonals.

⎫ For a cyclic quadrilateral, area = root((s-a) * (s-b) * (s-c) * (s-d)), where s=(a + b + c + d)/2
Further, for a cyclic quadrilateral, the measure of an external angle is equal to the measure of the interior opposite angle.

⎫ Area of a Rhombus = Product of Diagonals/2

54. Given the coordinates (a, b); (c, d); (e, f); (g, h) of a parallelogram , the coordinates of the meeting point of the diagonals can be found out by solving for
[(a + e)/2, (b + f)/2] = [(c + g)/2, (d + h)/2]

55. Area of a triangle

⎫ 1/2*base*altitude
⎫ 1/2*a*b*sin C (or) 1/2*b*c*sin A (or) 1/2*c*a*sin B
⎫ root(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)) where s=(a+b+c)/2
⎫ a*b*c/(4*R) where R is the circumradius of the triangle
⎫ r*s ,where r is the inradius of the triangle

56. In any triangle
⎫ a=b*cos C + c*cos B
⎫ b=c*cos A + a*cos C
⎫ c=a*cos B + b*cos A
⎫ a/sin A=b/sin B=c/sin C=2R, where R is the circumradius
⎫ cos C = (a^2 + b^2 - c^2)/2ab
⎫ sin 2A = 2 sin A * cos A
⎫ cos 2A = cos^2 (A) - sin^2 (A)

57. The ratio of the radii of the circumcircle and incircle of an equilateral triangle is 2:1

58. Appollonius Theorem

In a triangle ABC, if AD is the median to side BC, then
AB2 + AC2 = 2(AD2 + BD2) or 2(AD2 + DC2)

59.
⎫ In an isosceles triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base or the angular bisector from vertex to base bisects the base.
⎫ In any triangle the angular bisector of an angle bisects the base in the ratio of the other two sides.

60. The quadrilateral formed by joining the angular bisectors of another quadrilateral is always a rectangle.

61. Let W be any point inside a rectangle ABCD, then,
WD2 + WB2 = WC2 + WA2

62. Let a be the side of an equilateral triangle, then, if three circles are drawn inside this triangle such that they touch each other, then each circle’s radius is given by a/(2*(root(3)+1))

63.
⎫ Distance between a point (x1, y1) and a line represented by the equation ax + by + c=0 is given by |ax1+by1+c|/Sq(a2+b2)
⎫ Distance between 2 points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by
Sq((x1-x2)2+ (y1-y2)2)

64. Where a rectangle is inscribed in an isosceles right angled triangle, then, the length of the rectangle is twice its breadth and the ratio of area of rectangle to area of triangle is 1:2.

If there are three sets A, B, and C, then
P(AuBuC) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – P(AnB) – P(AnC) – P(BnC) + P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly one set =
P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – 2P(AnB) – 2P(AnC) – 2P(BnC) + 3P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly two of the sets =
P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 3P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly three of the sets =
P(AnBnC)

Number of people in two or more sets =
P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 2P(AnBnC)

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