Equations of a Line Coordinate Geometry Formulas

Let (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) be two points

Slope-Intercept Form: y
mx  b in the plane.

where m
slope and b
y-intercept y2  y1

slope
x  x where x2  x1
2 1

x 1 x 2 y 1 y 2
midpoint
,
2 2
Point-Slope Form: y  y1
m(x  x1)
where m
slope, (x1, y1)
point on line distance
(x2  x1)2  (y2  y1)2

Combinations and Permutations Polygon Angle Formulas

Sum of degree measures of the interior
angles of a polygon:
n! n! 180(n  2)
nCr
r!(nr)! nPr
(nr)!
Degree measure of an interior angle of
a regular polygon:
180(n  2)
Formulas for Right Triangles n
where n is the number of sides of the polygon

opp

a
Interest Formulas
sin x
c

hyp
c a Simple Interest: A
P(1  rt)
b adj
x cos x
c
nt
( )

hyp r
Compound Interest: A
P 1  n
b
a opp
A
amount (including interest)
tan x



b adj P
principal
r
interest rate (expressed as a decimal)
Pythagorean Theorem: a2  b2
c2 n
number of compoundings per year
t
number of years
Special Right Triangles
Quadratic Equations
Let ax + bx + c = 0, where a  0.
2

b b2  4ac
Then x

30 45 2a
2 3 x-coordinate of vertex =  b
2 1 2a

Distance Traveled
60 45
1 1 d
rt
distance
rate  time