SAT Math – Important Formulas!
Algebra
Slope-Intercept form: y mx b
x2 x1 y2 y1
2 2
The Distance Formula: d
The standard form of a line: Ax By C
Advanced Math
b b 2 4 ac Distance rate time rt
The Quadratic Formula: x
2a
Standard form of a quadratic: ax bx c 0
2
Problem Solving and Data Analysis
Average of a data set: x
x
sum of values Probability
desired outcomes
n number of values total outcomes
Range of a data set maximum value minimum value Standard deviation: how “spread out” data are from the
Mode: the most frequently appearing value in a data set mean
Geometry and Trigonometry
opposite 4
sin Vsphere r 3
hypotenuse 3
adjacent lwh Abase h
cos Vpyramid with rectangular base
hypotenuse 3 3
opposite SAcube 6 s 2
tan
adjacent SArectangular prism 2lw 2 wh 2lh
cos sin 90 SAcylinder 2 r 2 2 rh
sin cos 90 Special right triangles:
sin 2 cos2 1
Radian measure of an angle degree measure
180
180
Degree measure of an angle radian measure
The Pythagorean Theorem: a 2 b 2 c 2
Acircle r 2
bh There are 360 degrees of arc in a circle.
Atriangle There are 2 radians in a circle.
2
Arectangle lw bh The measures of the angles in a triangle sum to 180
degrees.
Asquare s 2
Vcube s 3 Measure of central angle measure of intercepted arc
Vrectangular prism lwh Abase h measure of intercepted arc
Measure of inscribed angle
2
r2h
Vcone Equation of a circle: x h y k r 2
2 2
3
Vcylinder r 2 h