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Mathematics
11th Grade
04/20/2009

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Term
sin2x
Definition
2sinxcosx
Term
sin2x + cos2x
Definition
1
Term
tan2x + 1
Definition
sec2x
Term
cot2x + 1
Definition
csc2x
Term
Even Function
Definition

f(-x)=f(x)

 

y-axis symmetry

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Odd Function
Definition

f(-x)=-f(x)

 

origin symmetry

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d/dx secx
Definition
secxtanx
Term

d/dx sin-1x

 

(arcsinx)

Definition

1


√1-x2

Term

d/dx tan-1x

 

(arctanx)

Definition

1


1+x2

Term
d/dx lnx
Definition

1


x

Term
ln(ab)
Definition
lna + lnb
Term
ln(a/b)
Definition
lna - lnb
Term
lnab
Definition
blna
Term

Chain Rule

 

d/dx f(g(x))

Definition
f'(g(x))•g'(x)
Term
Critical Numbers
Definition
f'(x)=0 or dne
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First Derivative Test
Definition

(c,f(c)) = Max if f'(x) changes from + to -

 

(c,f(c)) = Min if f'(x) changes from - to +

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Second Derivative Test
Definition

(c, f(c)) = Max if f''(c) = neg.

 

(c, f(c)) = Min if f''(c) = pos.

Term
Points of Inflection
Definition

f''(x)=0 or dne

 

f''(x) changes sign

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Intermediate Value Theorem
Definition
If f(x) is cont. on [a,b] and k is between f(a) and f(b), there exists a number
“c”, a<c<b, such that f(c)=k.
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Mean Value Theorem
Definition

If f(x) is continuous on [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b), there exists a number "c", a<c<b such that:

f'(c)=

f(b)-f(a)


b-a

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Local Linearity
Definition
The tangent line is a good approximation of f(x) close to the point of tangency.
Term
∫sec2x dx
Definition
tanx + C
Term
∫secxtanx dx
Definition
secx + C
Term

∫ 1 dx


√a2 - x2

Definition
sin-1(x/a) + C
Term

∫ 1 dx


a2 + x2

Definition
(1/a)tan-1(x/a) + C
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∫tanx dx
Definition

ln|secx| + C

 

-ln|cosx| + C

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∫secx dx
Definition
ln|secx + tanx| + C
Term
∫ex
Definition
ex + C
Term
Integration by Parts
Definition
∫udv = uv - ∫vdu
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Arc Length
Definition
ab√1+(f'(x))2dx
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Trapezoidal Rule

 

(n is # of subdivisions)

Definition

abf(x) dx =

(1/2)·(b-a/n)·(f(c)+2f(x1)+2f(x2)+...+f(b))

Term
DISK METHOD for Volume
Definition

x=ax=b(f(x))2dx

or

 y=cy=d(f(y))2dy

Term
WASHER METHOD for Volume
Definition

x=ax=b[(f(x))2 - (g(x))2]dx

or

y=cy=d[(f(y))2 - (g(y))2]dx

Term
SHELL METHOD for Volume
Definition
2∏x=ax=b(r(x))h(x)) dx
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Avg. Value on Function

on [a,b]

Definition
f(c)=(1/b-a)abf(x)dx
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Position

Velocity

Acceleration

Definition

s(t)

s'(t)

s''(t)

Term
L'Hopital's Rule
Definition

If lim f(x)/g(x) = 0/0 or ∞/∞

 

then

 

lim f(x)/g(x) = lim f'(x)/g'(x)

Term
Parametric Formulas
Definition

dy/dx = (dy/dt)/(dx/dt)

 

d2y/dx2 = (d/dt(dy/dx))/(dx/dt)

Term
Parametric Arc Length
Definition
ab√(dx/dt)2+(dy/dt)2dt
Term
Position Formula
Definition

<x(t), y(t)>

 

x(t)i + y(t)j

Term
Velocity Formula
Definition

<x'(t), y'(t)>

 

x'(t)i + y'(t)j

Term
Acceleration Formula
Definition

<x''(t), y''(t)>

 

x''(t)i + y''(t)j

Term
Speed Formula
Definition
√(x'(t))2 + (y'(t))2
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Vector Arc Length
Definition

abSpeed

 

ab√(x'(t))2 + (y'(t))2 dt

Term
Polar Conversions
Definition

x = rcosθ

 

y = rsinθ

Term
Polar Area
Definition
(1/2)αβ(r)2
Term
Taylor Polynomial about x=c
Definition
Pn(x) = f(c)+f'(c)(x-c)+((f''(c)/2!)(x-c)2)+...+((fn(c)/n!)(x-c)n)
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Maclaurin Polynomial (c=0)
Definition
Pn(x)=f(0)+f'(0)x+((f''(0)/2!)x2)+...+((fn(0)/n!)xn))
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Taylor/Lagrange form of remainder
Definition

Rn(x) = (fn+1(z)/(n+1)!)(x-c)n+1

 

where z is some number between c and the value of x being evaluated

Term
Taylor Series about x=c
Definition
∑ (fn(c)/n!)(x-c)n = f(c)+f'(c)(x-c)+(f''(c)/2!)(x-c)2+...+(fn(c)/n!)(x-c)n
Term
Maclaurin Series (c=0)
Definition
∑ ((fn(0)/n!)·xn) = f(0)+f'(0)+((f''(0)/2!)x2)+.....+((fn(0)/n!)xn)
Term
nth Term test for Convergence
Definition
Σan diverges if lim an ≠ 0
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Geometric Series
Definition

Σ arn converges if |r|<1

 

sum = (a/1-r)

Term
P-series Test
Definition

∑(1/np) converges if p>1

 

diverges if p<1

Term
Ratio Test for Convergence
Definition

lim an+1


an

<1 ∑an converges

>1 ∑an diverges

=1 Test FAILS

Term
Alternating Test for Convergence
Definition

∑(-1)nan converges if

 

lim an=0 AND an+1 ≤ an

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