ACT FORMULA SHEET

Arithmetic and Algebra

Properties of Exponents and Radicals
an am = an+m an
__ (an)m = anm (ab)n = anbn
am = a
n-m

( b ) = bn (b) = (a)
1 a -n b n
a-n = a
a n __a n
1 __ __ __
__ a-n = __
an
n

__ n __ n __ _ n __a __
__ __
1 n
a = ___
_ n __
m
n
a = an ab = a b
n
__
b n b
am = an

Generic Formulas _____

Quadratic Formula: For ax2 + bx + c = 0, x = ________
-b b2-4ac Sum of Terms
2a Arithmetic Mean: _____________
Number of Terms

Desired Outcomes
Event Probability: _____________
Possible Outcomes
Distance: Distance = Rate Time

New - Old
Percent Growth/Decay: Original(1 r1)(1 r2)... Percent Change: _______
Old
100%
In Percent Growth or Decay, r1, r2, ... are the
percents an amount is being changed by each
year, month, etc.

Arithmetic Sequence/Series Geometric Sequence/Series

a
Common Difference: d = an+1 - an Common Ratio: r = ___
n+1
a n

Find the nth term: an = a1 + (n - 1)d Find the nth term: an = a1r n -1

Sum the first n terms: Sn = a1 ( ___

1-r)
1 - rn
Sum the first n terms: Sn = __n2 (a1 + an)

Counting and Ordering Properties of Logarithms

n!
Combination (Order Doesnt Matter): nCr = ______
r!(n - r)!
loga ax = x

n! xloga y = loga y x
Permutation (Order Does Matter): nPr = ______
(n - r)!

Remember, n is the number of choices you logax + logay = loga(xy)

have, and r is how many you are going to
choose.
logax - logay = loga(_xy )

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Geometry
The Circle
Area: A = r2

Circumference: C = 2r

Arc length: L(A,B) = ____

360
2r

Sector Area: AOB = ____
360
r 2

Equation for circle with center (h, k) and radius r: (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = r 2

Areas Volumes
Parallelogram: A = bh Cube: V = s3

Trapezoid: A = _12 (b1 + b2)h Rectangular Prism: V = lwh

Triangle: A = _12 bh Cylinder: V = r 2 h

Cube: A = 6s 2 Sphere: V = _43 r 3

Angles Lines
y -y
Sum of Interior Angles: = 180(n - 2) Slope of a Line: m = _____
2
x -x
1
2 1

180(n - 2) x +x y +y
Each Interior Angle: = _______ 2 _____
2 , 2 )
Midpoint: M = ( _____
1 1 2
n

_____________
Sum of Exterior Angles: = 360 Distance: d = (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2

360
Each Exterior Angles: = ___
n

Pythagoreans Theorem in 3D
d2 = a2 + b2 + c2

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Trigonometry
Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagorean Theorem d2 = a2 + b2 + c2

Trigonometric Ratios
opposite leg hypotenuse A
sin A = _________
hypotenuse
csc A = _________
opposite leg
adjacent leg hypotenuse
cos A = _________
hypotenuse
sec A = _________
adjacent leg b c
opposite leg adjacent leg
tan A = _________
adjacent leg
cot A = _________
opposite leg

C a B

sin (+) sin (+)

cos () cos (+)
tan () tan (+)

sin () sin ()
cos () cos (+)
tan (+) tan ()