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PRIOR LEARNING 0
0.1 Approximation
0.1.1 Rounding
In math you need to round almost all the time, so its important to know how to do it
correctly. To round any number you need to determine the following 2 things:
What does the rounded digit Which digit is being rounded?

become? (2 possibilities)
• If the digit is < 5, it stays the same. • A certain decimal place The word “estimate”
without further detail
e.g. 201.78095 rounded to:
• If the digit is ≥ 5, add +1 to the digit means “estimate to 1
→ 2 decimal places ⇒ 201.78 significant figure”.
→ 1 decimal place ⇒ 201.8 When nothing is
e.g. 201.78095 specified, always round
Round to the nearest 10 and 10,000th to 3 significant figures.
• A certain number of significant figures
Nearest 10 Rule: zeros to the left of the first
Look at the next digit → 1 non-zero digit are not significant
1 < 5 ⇒ 200
All other: numbers are significant
Nearest 10,000th (= 0.0001)
e.g. 0.0023045 rounded to:
Look at the next digit → 5
5 ≥ 5 ⇒ add +1 to 9 which carries over, → 2 significant figures ⇒ 0.0023
⇒ 201.7810. → 3 significant figures ⇒ 0.00230
→ 4 significant figures ⇒ 0.002305
0.2 Standard form
Standard form is just a way of rewriting any num- 10 1 × 101

ber, sometimes also referred to as ‘scientific 1000 1 × 103
notation’. This should be in the form a × 10k , 3280 3.28 × 103
where a is between 1 and 10, and k is an integer. 4582000 4.582 × 106
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PRIOR LEARNING Sets
0.3 Sets
0.3.1 Basic set notation
Set any collection of things with a common property (capital letter, curly
brackets)
e.g. A = {2, 4, 6, 8}, B = {4, 8}, C = {}, D = {1, 2, 3, 4}

number of elements in a set: n(A) = 4
member of a set: 6 ∈ A
empty set: C = ∅
Subset a set of elements contained in another set B ⊂A
Intersection elements shared between two or more sets B ∩ D = {4}
Union collection of all elements contained in two or more sets

B ∪ D = {1, 2, 3, 4, 8}
0.3.2 Number sets (N, Z, Q and R)
Natural numbers N = 0, 1, 2, 3 . . .
Integers Z = . . . − 3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, . . .
Rational numbers Q; all integers and fractions
p
Real numbers R; all rational and irrational numbers (π, 2, etc.)
Sets can be shown in Venn diagrams. N Z Q R
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PRIOR LEARNING Algebra and equations 0
0.4 Algebra and equations
Equation contains an “=” sign.

e.g. − 2x − 3 = 5
−2x = 8
x = −4
Inequality contains a >, <, ≥ or ≤ sign.

e.g. −2x − 3 ≥ 5 (−2x − 3 is greater than or equal to 5).
Solve like an equation, except if you × or ÷ by a negative number,
then reverse the inequality!
−2x − 3 ≥ 5
−2x ≥ 8
x ≤ −4
0 < a < 1 means: a is between 0 and 1 (not including 0 and 1)
Absolute value |x| is the positive version of x (distance from 0).

e.g. |3| = 3
|−3| = 3
1 ≤ |x| ≤ 2 means: x is between 1 and 2 or between −2 and −1.
0.4.1 Ratios and percentages

.
Bryan runs 1.1 km on the first day of his week-long training. Each successive
Example
day he runs 20% more than the previous day. How far does Bryan run on the
second day?
On the second day he will run 100% (1.1 km) + 20% of 1.1 km, so 120% of 1.1 km.
120
→ 120% of 1.1 km = × 1.1
100
= 1.32 km
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PRIOR LEARNING Geometry and trigonometry
0.5 Geometry and trigonometry
0.5.1 Lengths, areas and volumes of shapes
These are given in the data booklet
Area of parallelogram A= b×h

1
Area of a triangle A = (b × h)
2
1
Area of a trapezium A = (a + b)h
2
Area of a circle A = πr2
Circumference of a circle C = 2πr

1
Volume of a pyramid V= (area base × vertical height)
3
Volume of a cuboid (rectangular prism) V =l×w×h
Volume of a cylinder V = πr2 h
Area of the curved surface of a cylinder A = 2πrh

4
Volume of a sphere V = πr3
3
1 2
Volume of a cone V = πr h
3
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA 1
1.1 Exponents and logarithms
1.1.1 Laws of exponents

Exponents always follow certain rules. If you are multiplying or dividing, use the
following rules to determine what happens with the powers.
.
Example
x1 = x 61 = 6
x0 = 1 70 = 1
x m · x n = x m+n 45 · 46 = 411
xm 35
= x m−n = 35−4 = 31 = 3
xn 34
2
(x m )n = x m·n 105 = 1010
(x · y)n = x n · y n (2 · 4)3 = 23 · 43 and (3x)4 = 34 x 4
−1
1 1 3 4
x −1 = 5−1 = and =
x 5 4 3
−n 1 −5 1 1
x = 3 = =
xn 35 243
1.1.2 Laws of logarithms
Logarithms are the inverse mathematical operation of exponents, like division is the
inverse mathematical operation of multiplication.
ax = b ⇔ x = loga b DB 1.5
This formula shows that the variable x in the power of the exponent becomes the subject
of your log equation, while the number a becomes the base of your logarithm. loga 0 = x is always
undefined (because
a x 6= 0)
In your exam you will only work with logarithms with bases of 10 and e. These have
special notations in which their base is not explicitly noted.
log10 x = log x
loge x = ln x
You can use logarithms to solve equations with unknowns in the power.
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Sequences and series
Solve x in exponents using logarithms
Solve e 2x−1 = 250.
1. Rearrange into logarithm form 2x − 1 = ln 250
2. Make x the subject ln 250 + 1

x=
2
3. Solve x = 3.26
1.2 Sequences and series
1.2.1 Arithmetic sequences
Arithmetic sequence the next term is the previous number + the common
difference (d ).
e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . . d = +2 and 2, −3, −8, −13, . . . d = −5
To find the common difference d , subtract two consecutive terms of an
arithmetic sequence from the term that follows it, i.e. d = u(n+1) − un .
Use the following equations to calculate the n th term or the sum of n terms.
n
DB 1.2 un = u1 + (n − 1)d Sn = 2u1 + (n − 1)d

2
with u1 = a = 1st term d = common difference
Often the IB requires you to first find the 1st term and/or common difference.
Finding the first term u1 and the common difference d from other
terms.
In an arithmetic sequence u10 = 37 and u22 = 1. Find the common difference and the
first term.
1. Put numbers into n th term formula 37 = u1 + 9d

1 = u1 + 21d
2. Equate formulas to find d 21d − 1 = 9d − 37

(using substitution method to solve 12d = −36
simultaneous equations)
d = −3
3. Use d to find u1 1 − 21 · (−3) = u1

u1 = 64
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Sequences and series 1
1.2.2 Geometric sequences
Geometric sequence the next term is the previous number multiplied by the
common ratio (r ).
1
e.g. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, . . . r =2 and 25, 5, 1, 0.2, . . . r=
5
To find the common ratio, divide any term of an arithmetic sequence by the
u(n+1)
term that precedes it, i.e. r =
un
Use the following equations to calculate the n th term or the sum of n terms.
un = n th term Sn = sum of n terms

u (1 − r n )
= u1 · r n−1 = 1 DB 1.3
again with (1 − r )
u1 = a = 1st term r = common ratio
Similar to questions on Arithmetic sequences, you are often required to find the 1st term
and/or common ratio first. Generally the trickiest Geometric sequences questions are
those that ask you to find n.
Finding the number of terms n of a geometric sequence.

Tracy is training for a long distance swimming competition. She swims 500 m on the
day she begins training. Every consecutive day she swims 10% more than the previous
day, until the day her training distance first exceeds 3 km. After how many days does
Tracy’s training first exceed a distance of 3 km?
Questions like this are
often asked in relation
1. Find r An increase of 10% = 110%, so to finance too, for
110 example when dealing
r= = 1.1 with annual
100
depreciation. You can
2. Put numbers into n th term formula 3000 = 500 × 1.1n−1 use geometric
sequence formulas to
solve them too.
3. Plot both sides of the equation as x = 19.799
separate functions on your GDC and find
the x -coordinate of their intersection
point
4. Use the x -coordinate to find n x=n

n = 19.799 → 20 days
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Finance
1.2.3 Sigma notation
Sigma notation is a way to represent the summation of any sequence — this means that it
can be used for both arithmetic or geometric series. The notation shows you the formula
that generates terms of a sequence and the upper and lower limits of the terms that you
want to add up in this sequence.
Last value of n
10
X
3n − 1 Formula
n=1
First value of n
10
X
e.g. 3n − 1 = (3 · 1) − 1 + (3 · 2) − 1 + (3 · 3) − 1 + · · · + (3 · 10) − 1 = 155
n=1
| {z } | {z } | {z } | {z }
n=1 n=2 n=3 n=10
1.3 Finance
1.3.1 Simple interest
Simple interest is given by the following formula.
I =P ×r ×n
where I = amount of interest, P = principal amount, r = interest rate per

annum (as decimal), n = no. years
This works like an arithmetic sequence; for each year that interest is counted over a
principle sum, a fixed interest rate is charged. This yearly interest is simply a percentage
of the principal sum.
.
$1500 is invested at 5.25% simple interest per year. How much interest would be
Example
earned after 6 years?
I = 1500 × 0.0525 × 6
= $472.50
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Finance 1
1.3.2 Compound interest

Compound interest refers to interest being added to an investment or principle sum
every compounding period (instead of e.g. being paid out each time). This means that
every time you calculate interest, you do so on a principle sum + previous interest. This
works like a geometric sequence.
where FV = future value,
k n PV = present value,
r

FV = PV × 1 + n = no. years, DB 1.4
100k k = no. compounding periods per year,
r = % interest rate.
Abbreviation Stands for

Besides using the equation TVM Time Value of Money
in your data booklet, you N Number of years
can also use the TVM I% percentage Interest rate
Solver (“Time Value of PV Present Value - should be negative
Money”) on your GDC to PMT PayMenT
solve compound interest FV Future Value
questions. P/Y Payments per Year
C/Y Compounding periods per Year
Solving questions about compound interest
$1500 is invested at 5.25% per annum. The interest is compounded twice per year. How
much will it be worth after 6 years?
IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY
Enter all known values Highlight cell of asked

Press menu , choose
For this example: value, in this case FV,
8: Finance ≈
N=6 (years) enter
1: Finance Solver press
I=5.25 (interest rate)
PV=-1500 (present value)
negative because
investment represents cash
outflow;
PMT=0
FV=0 (future value)
P/Y=1 (payment/yr)
C/Y=2 (compound/yr)
So FV = $2047.05
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Finance
1.3.3 Annuities and amortization
Annuity a series of equal cash flows over equal periods in time
Amortization the process of spreading out a payment into a series of equal

instalments over time
Finding the payment amount of an annuity
Jerome would like to save $300,000 to buy an apartment in 15 years’ time. If he can invest
at an 8% interest rate per year, how much money would he need to invest at the end of each
year to reach his goal?
Enter all known values Highlight cell of asked

Press menu , choose
For this example: value, in this case PMT,
8: Finance ≈
N=15 (years) enter
1: Finance Solver press
I=8 (interest rate)
PV=0 (present value)
PMT=0
FV=300000 (future value)
P/Y=1 (payment/yr)
C/Y=1 (compound/yr)
PMT = −$11, 048.86, so he

would need to invest this
amount each year
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Estimation and error 1
1.4 Estimation and error
Error by how much an estimate differs from the actual value
This can be found by calculating the approximate value − exact value
VA − V E

approximate value − exact value
Percentage error × 100

exact value

V − V
A E
× 100
VE
DB 1.6
.
John estimates a 119.423 cm piece of plywood to be 100 cm. What is the error?
Example
Error = VA − VE
= 100 − 119.423
= −19.423 ≈ −19.4
What is the percentage error?

100 − 119.423

Percentage error = × 100
119.423
= |−0.1626| × 100
= 0.1626 × 100 ≈ 16.3%
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA Simultaneous equations
1.5 Simultaneous equations

In algebraic problems where you have two unknown variables, for example x and y, and
two equations, you can solve for x and y simultaneously. The easiest way is to use the
Simultaneous Equation Solver on your GDC.
Solving systems of linear equations
You will be expected to y = 3x + 1 (1) and 2y = x − 1 (2); find the values of x and y
solve systems of up to
3 linear equations with
this method. IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY
Number of equations = 2. Enter the two equations

Press menu , choose ≈
Press OK
3: Algebra press enter
2: Solve System of
Linear Equations
3 4
So x =− and y =−
5 5
In case you prefer to solve a pair of simultaneous equations by hand, there are two
methods you can use.
.
Elimination Substitution
Example
Multiply an equation and then Rearrange and then substitute one

subtract it from the other in order in to another.
to eliminate one of the unknowns. Substitute (1) into (2)
3 × (2) ⇒ (3) 6y = 3x − 3 2(3x + 1) = x − 1
(3) − (1) ⇒ 6y − y = 3x − 3x − 3 − 1 6x + 2 = x − 1
5y = −4 5x = −3
4 3
y =− x =−
5 5
Put y in (1) or (2) and solve for x Put x in (1) or (2) and for x
solve
4 3
− = 3x + 1 y =3 − +1
5 5
9 4
3x = − y =−
5 5
9 3
x =− =−
15 5
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FUNCTIONS 2
2.1 Basic concepts
2.1.1 Domain and range

FUNCTION
A mathematical model transforms an input value into an output value. To describe a
mathematical model (or function) you therefore need to know the possible x and
y-values that it can have; these are called the domain and the range respectively.
Function a mathematical relationship where each input has a single output.

It is often written as y = f (x) where x is the input.
Domain all possible x-values that a function can have. You can also think of Note that some
this as the ‘input’ into a mathematical model. questions will specify
the domain (often even
though the function as
Range all possible y-values that a function can give you. You can also think such could theoretically
of this as the ‘output’ of a mathematical model. have many other
x -value inputs). Make
sure that your answers
Coordinates uniquely determine the position of a point, given by (x, y). are within any given
domain; for example,
only sketch the graph
for the x -values
included in the domain
if you are asked to draw
.
1
Example
Find the domain and range for the function y = it.

x
Domain: x 6= 0
(all real numbers except 0)
Range: y 6= 0
(all real numbers except 0)
Find the domain and range for the function y = x 2
Domain: x ∈R
(all real numbers)
Range: y ∈ R+
(all positive real numbers)
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FUNCTIONS Basic concepts
y
2.1.2 Inverse functions y=x
f (x)
Inverse functions are the reverse of a

function. Finding the input x for the
output y. This is the same as reflecting a
graph in the y = x axis. f −1 (x)
2.1.3 Sketching graphs

When sketching graphs, make sure your drawing is to scale and within the required
domain and range.
Even though the IB does not not expect your sketches to be completely precise, it is
important that key features are in the right place. These include:
• x- and y-intercepts axes intercept

• intersection points where the lines intersects
• turning points both minim and maximum or either one if 1 doesn’t have(not valid)
• axes of symmetry
• horizontal and vertical asymptotes
As well as sketching these features, you will need to know how to identify them on given
graphs and on your GDC.
Finding a point of intersection

x
1
f (x) = − 2 and g (x) = −x 2 + 4. Find the coordinates where f (x) = g (x).
2
Plot both functions Approach the intersection

Press menu
you are trying to find with
6: Analyse Graph
the cursor and click once
4: Intersection
you near it. Repeat for any
other intersections.
The intersection points are (−1.68, 1.19) and (2.41, −1.81). If you are sketching functions
f (x) and g (x), be sure to mark and label these points on your sketch.
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FUNCTIONS Linear models 2
2.2 Linear models
Linear functions make straight line graphs. Two elements you need to know to describe
a linear function are its slope/gradient (how steeply it is rising or decreasing) and its
y-intercept (the y-value when the function crosses the y-axis, so when x = 0).
Straight line equation is usually written in the following form:
y =m x + c y-intercept = (0, c)
with x
m = gradient (slope)
c = y-intercept
This is useful, because this way you can read the gradient (m) and y-intercept (c) directly
from the equation (or formulate a straight line equation yourself, if you know the value
of the gradient and y-intercept.)
You may also see a straight line equation written in two other forms:
ax + b y + d = 0 general form
y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) point-slope form
In these cases, it is best to rearrange the equation into the y = m x + c form discussed
above. You can do this by using the rules of algebra to make y the subject of the equation.
When you are not given the value of the gradient in a question, you can find it if you
know two points that should lie on your straight line. The gradient (m) can be calculated Make sure you
by substituting your two known coordinates (x1 , y1 ) and (x2 , y2 ) into the following substitute the y and
equation: x -coordinates in the
correct order!
rise y2 − y1
m= = DB 2.1
run x2 − x1
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FUNCTIONS Linear models
Finding the equation of a line and its x -intercept

y
7
6
Find the equation of the straight line
N = (−3, 3.5) 5 M = (2, 6)
that passes through points M (2, 6) and 4
3
N (−3, 3.5). Then find the x -intercept. 2
1
x
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Take two points on the graph and y2 − y1

m=
substitute the values into the formula x2 − x1
6 − 3.5
= = 0.5
2 − (−3)
2. Fill in one point to find c 6 = 0.5(2) + c
6=1+c
c =5
3. Write down the equation y = mx + c y = 0.5x + 5

replacing m and c
4. To find the x -intercept, solve by 0 = 0.5x + 5

isolating x −5 = 0.5x
x = −10
x-intercept: (-10,0)
2.2.1 Intersection of lines
Finding a linear equation with a given gradient and intersection

point
Line L1 has a gradient of 5 and intersects line L2 at point A(1, 0). Find the equation of
L1
1. Find slope Slope given, m=5
2. Fill in one point to find c L1 passes through (1, 0)

⇒ 0 = 5(1) + c
c = −5
⇒ y = 5x − 5
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FUNCTIONS Linear models 2
2.2.2 Parallel and perpendicular lines
When you know the equation of one straight line, you can use the value of its gradient,
m, to find equations of other straight lines that are parallel or perpendicular to it.
Parallel lines have the same slope m1 = m2
−1
Perpendicular lines meet at a 90° angle m2 =
m1
Finding a linear equation of a perpendicular line
LineL1 has a gradient of 5 and intersects line L2 at point A(1, 0). Line L2 is
perpendicular to L1 . Find the equation of L2
1. Find slope L2 is perpendicular to L1 so

1
m=−
gradient
1
⇒m=−
5
2. Fill in one point to find c 1
0 = − (1) + c
5
1
c=
5
1 1
⇒y =− x+
5 5
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FUNCTIONS Quadratic models
2.3 Quadratic models
A quadratic function consist of an equation with a term raised to the power of 2.
y = a x2 + b x + c = 0
When plotted on a graph, a quadratic function makes an upward or downward facing

parabolic shape. A parabola always has a vertex (the maximum or minimum point) and
If you know the x and y an axis of symmetry.
coordinate of the
vertex, the equation for a>0 a<0
the axis of symmetry
y y
will always be x = [the
x -coordinate of the
vertex]. This also works
the other way around;
the equation of the axis
of symmetry gives you
the x -coordinate of the
vertex.
vertex
x x
axis of symmetry
The equation for the axis of symmetry can be found using the equation below where a, b
and c are the corresponding numbers from your quadratic equation written in the form
y = a x 2 + b x + c.
−b
DB 2.5 Axis of symmetry x= = x-coordinate of vertex
2a
Finding the vertex of a quadratic function
Given that f (x) = x 2 − 2x − 15, find the coordinates of the vertex of f (x).
1. Use axis of symmetry formula to find −b −(−2)

x -coordinate of the vertex x= =
2a 2·1
⇒x =1
2. Use f (x) to find y -coordinate of the y = 12 − 2(1) − 15

vertex ⇒ y = −16 vertex: (1, −16)
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FUNCTIONS Polynomials 2
2.3.1 Solving quadratic functions
To ‘solve’ a quadratic function, you need to find its x-intercepts. You find these by setting
your quadratic equation equal to 0. When a x 2 + b x + c = 0 you can solve for x to find the
x-intercepts (or ‘roots’, or ‘solutions’ as they are also called interchangeably). Given that
quadratic equations have the shape of a parabola, they can have up to two x-intercepts; as
you can see when a quadratic equation is plotted, it often crosses the x-axis twice.
There are several methods to find the x-intercepts. In your exam you will primarily use
your GDC. Here we work through an example of factorisation.
Factorisation
Using factorisation to find the roots of a quadratic function
Factorise f (x) = x 2 − 2x − 15. Hence find the roots of f (x) = 0.
1. Rearrange f (x) = 0 into the form Look for the pair of numbers that satisfy:
f (x) = (x + p)(x + q) p + q = −2 p = −5
⇒
pq = 15 q =3
so f (x) = (x − 5)(x + 3)
2. Solve x + p = 0 and x + q = 0 to find the x −5=0 roots: x =5

p and q ) ⇒
roots (i.e. change the signs on x +3=0 x = −3
2.4 Polynomials
A polynomial function is made up of one or more summed terms, each of which is

generally a variable (e.g. x) raised to a power and multiplied by a coefficient.
f (x) = a x n
.
Example
1
y = x3 y = 2x 2 − x 5
2
y y
x x
Use GDC to see what a

given polynomial looks
like.
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FUNCTIONS Polynomials
You can use the Polyrootfinder on your GDC to find roots of any polynomials.
Solving polynomial equations on GDC
Solve 3x 2 − 4x − 2 = 0
Note that quadratic

functions are a special IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY
type of polynomial.
Degree = 2, Roots = Real, Enter values a2, a1 and a0.

Press menu , choose
press OK Press OK
3: Algebra
3: Polynomial Tools
1: Find Roots of Polynomial
IB ACADEMY
so x = 1.72 or x = −0.387
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FUNCTIONS Exponential models 2
2.5 Exponential models

Further, you need to be familiar with exponential functions. An exponential function is
one where the variable (e.g. x) is in the power itself.
In questions dealing with exponential functions, you will need to know how to describe
their asymptotes and y-intercepts. You can use the components of a function’s equation
to find these.
y
y =ka r x + c
with
horizontal asymptote at y = c (0, k + c)
•
y=c
m = y-intercept at (0, k + c)
x
Asymptote a line that a graph approaches but never quite touches.

Use GDC to sketch
more complicated
functions.
.
Example
y = 2x y = 3 · (2 x ) y = 2−x − 3 y = −2−x + 1
y y y y
3
x x
1
−2
x x
Solving exponential functions
A population of rabbits is modelled by the function P (t ) = 24e0.19t , t ¾ 0, where P is Remember that e is just
a number (2.71828. . . ),
the population of rabbits and t is the time in months. After how many months does the
so treat it like any other
population reach 1 million?
number.
1. Set up an equation you are looking to 1000000 = 24e0.19t You get points on your
IB exam for writing out
solve
an equation like this!
2. Plot both sides of the equation as y1 = 1000000

separate functions on your GDC y2 = 24e0.19t
3. Find the x -coordinate of the intersection x = 55.987

point ⇒ 56 months
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FUNCTIONS Sinusoidal models
2.6 Sinusoidal models
Trigonometric functions, sine and cosine, make sinusoidal shapes when graphed.
As with other functions, the height, width and position on the axes of a trigonometric
function is determined by its parameters. For sinusoidal models we describe these
parameters with special names; the vertical stretch is determined by the amplitude, the
horizontal stretch by the period and an upward/downward shift by the position of the
principle axis.
y period
y =a sin(b x) + d
with a
amplitude of a
principle axis at y = d y=d
360°
period of x
b
.
Transformations of y = cos x.
Example
y
2 y = 2 cos x
1 amplitude = 2
principle axis at y = 0
0 x 360◦
−1 period = = 360◦
1
−2
90° 180° 270° 360°
y
1 y = cos(4x) − 1
0 amplitude = 1
x principle axis at y = −1
−1
360◦
−2 period = = 90◦
4
−3
90° 180° 270° 360°
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GEOMETRY AND 3
TRIGONOMETRY
3.1 Lengths, areas and volumes
3.1.1 Distance between points

.
y
Example
distance formula —> d = V(x1-x2)^2 + (y1-y2)^2

B(5, 4)
Find the distance between points A
and B p
d = (5 − 2)2 + (4 − (−1))2
p
= 36
=6
x
A(2, −1)
3.1.2 Surface area and volume
Surface area the sum of the areas of all faces (units2 ) Formulas for finding
surface areas and
volumes are in the data
Volume amount of space it occupies (units3 ) booklet.
V = area of cross-section × height DB 3.1
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Lengths, areas and volumes
.
The length of the cylindrical part of a pencil is 12.3 cm
Example
l
0.7 cm
12.3 cm h
13.5 cm
Write down the value of h.

h = 13.5 − 12.3
= 1.2 cm
Find the value of l .

2
1

2
l ⇒l = × 0.7 + 1.22
2
0.7 cm
h
= 1.5625
⇒ l = 1.25 cm
Find the total surface area of the pencil.

SApencil = SAcylinder + SAcone + SAcircle
= 2π(0.35) · 12.3 + π(0.35)(1.25) + π(0.35)2
= 28.8 cm2
Find the volume of the pencil.

Vpencil = Vcylinder + Vcone
1
= π(0.352 ) × 12.3 + π(0.35)2 × 1.2
3
= 4.89 cm3
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Right-angled triangles 3
3.2 Right-angled triangles
a2 = b 2 + c 2 Pythagoras’ theorem
opposite use
opposite
sin θ = SOH oten
hypotenuse p
hy
adjacent θ
cos θ = CAH
hypotenuse
adjacent
opposite
tan θ = TOA
adjacent
The IB particularly likes asking questions about special right-angled triangles which have
whole numbers for all the sides of the right triangles, so it is good to be familiar with the
following two triangles.
5 13
3 5
12
4
Make sure you read
exam questions
To solve problems using Pythagoras, SOH, CAH or TOA identify what information is
carefully to determine
given and asked. Then determine which of the equations contains all three elements and whether you are
solve for the unknown. looking for an acute
(less than 90°) or
obtuse (more than 90°)
angle. Sometimes they
specify this.
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Right-angled triangles
Finding an angle or the length of a side of a right angle triangle
Find c in the following triangle:
30°
12
1. Identify:
• info given • angle and adjacent given
• what you need to find • need to find opposite
2. Use SOH, CAH, TOA or Pythagoras to find TOA: Θ, adj & opp
the missing value.
c
Pythagoras: 3× length tan 30° =
SOH: Θ, opp & hyp 12
CAH: Θ, adj & hyp ⇒ c = 12 × tan 30°
TOA: Θ , adj & opp = 6.92
Some wordy questions will give you information

about the sizes of angles in relation to one another.
The IB expects you to know what an angle of β
elevation or depression is.
α = angle of elevation
α
β = angle of depression
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Right-angled triangles 3
3.2.1 3D applications
To find angles and the length of lines, use SOH, CAH, TOA and Pythagoras.
.
Example
Rectangular-based pyramid ABCDE with

AD = 4 cm, C D = 3 cm, EO = 7 cm.
7 cm
B C
m
O
3c
A 4 cm D
Find the length of AC. Find the angle that AE makes with the
base of the pyramid.
AC 2 = AD 2 + DC 2
Looking for angle E ÂO:
= 42 + 32 7
= 25 tan E ÂO =
p 2.5
⇒ AC = 25 7
⇒ E ÂO = tan−1
= 5 cm 2.5
= 70.3°
Find the length of AE .
Find the angle the base makes with
AE 2 = AD 2 + EO 2 E M , where M is the midpoint of C D .
1
(AO = AC = 2.5)
2 Looking for angle E M̂ O:
AE 2 = 2.52 + 72 7
tan E M̂ O =
= 55.25 OM
p 1
⇒ AE = 55.25 (O M = AD = 2 cm)
2
= 7.43 cm 7
tan E M̂ O =
2
−1 7

Find the angle AÊ C. ⇒ E M̂ O = tan
2
= 74.1°
AÊC = 2AÊO
2.5
tan AÊO =
7
2.5

⇒ AÊO = tan−1
7
= 19.65°
⇒ AÊC = 2 × 19.65
= 39.3°
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Non-right-angled triangles
3.3 Non-right-angled triangles
A To find any missing angles or side lengths in

c b
non-right angle triangles, use the sine and cosine
rules. Remember that the angles in the triangle
B C add up to 180°.
a
Sine rule
a b c sin A sin B sin C
DB 3.2 = = also rearranged as = =
sin A sin B sin C a b c
Use this rule when you know:
2 angles and a side or 2 sides and an angle

(not between the angles) (not between the sides)
a
B B
a
b
A
Pick the version of the

Cosine rule
b 2 + c 2 − a2
sine or cosine rule
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2 b c cos A also rearranged as cos A =
formula depending on
sine 2b c
whether you are rule
looking for an angle or Use this rule when you know:
cosin
a side. This will make
e rule
the algebra easier for 3 sides or 2 sides and the angle between them
you.
c
b c
A
b
a
Area of a triangle
1
Area = a b sin C
2
Use this rule when you know:
2 sides and the angle between them
a
C
b
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Circles 3
Exam tip: make

sketches when working
4ABC : A = 40°, B = 73°,
.
Example
with worded questions.

a = 27 cm. This will make it easier
Find ∠C. for you to pick the right
rule.
.
Example
∠C = 180° − 40° − 73° = 67° m z
6k
Find b. 35° x
a b 10 km
=
sin A sin B Find z .
27 b
=
sin 40° sin 73° z 2 = 62 + 102 − 2 · 6 · 10 · cos 35°
27 z 2 = 37.70
b= · sin 73° = 40.169 ≈ 40.2 cm
sin 40°
Find c. z = 6.14 km
Find ∠x.
c a
= 6 6.14
sin C sin A =
27 sin x sin 35°
c= × sin 67° = 38.7 cm
sin 40° sin x = 0.56
Find the area.
x = sin−1 (0.56) = 55.91°
1
Area = · 27 · 40 · 2 · sin 67°
2
= 499.59 ≈ 500 cm2
3.4 Circles
3.4.1 Circle formulas
ϑ
Arc length = × 2πr DB 3.4
360
ϑ
Area of a sector = × πr 2
360 sector
ϑ = angle in degrees, r = radius arc
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Voronoi diagrams
3.5 Voronoi diagrams
With a Voronoi diagram you can divide a plane into regions based on a set of sites in it.
The partitioning is made based minimal distance to the sites.
Site a point on a plane
Cell a region containing all the points for which the enclosed site is the
closest one. Each cell encloses a single site
Edge a boundary between two cells
Vertex a meeting point of two or more edges
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Voronoi diagrams 3
3.5.1 Nearest neighbour interpolation
To construct a Voronoi diagram based on a set of sites, you need to find the boundaries
between the cells that will enclose each of them. These edges lie along the perpendicular
bisectors between neighbouring sites. Finding these perpendicular bisectors is referred to
as a form of nearest neighbour interpolation.
Perpendicular bisector the line passing through the midpoint between two
points and at a 90°angle to the line segment that connects them
Nearest neighbour interpolation finding the site closest to any given point
Voronoi diagrams
Points A(2, 8), B(7, 6), C (11, 10), D(6, 1) and E(10, 6) represent restaurants of a pizza
chain in a city.
y
B E
D
x
(a) Calculate the gradient of the line connecting points B and D.
(b) Hence, find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of points B and D.
(c) Sketch the completed Voronoi diagram.
To optimise delivery, pizza orders are always distributed to the closest restaurant.
(d) Sam lives at point S(11, 2). Which pizza place will prepare Sam’s pizza?
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1. Use gradient formula to find m 6−1

m= =5
7−6
2. Find gradient of perpendicular line −1 −1
m2 = ⇒y= x+c
5 5
3. Find one point that lies on the B and D :
Midpoint of
7+6 6+1

A perpendicular perpendicular bisector
bisector of two points , = (6.5, 3.5)
always passes through
2 2
their midpoint 4. Use point to find c −1
3.5 = (6.5) + c −1
5 ⇒y= x + 4.8
c = 4.8 5
5. Sketch y
B E
S
×
D
x
6. Use Voronoi diagram to determine which The pizza place closest to Sam is E,
cell a given point falls into therefore Sam’s order would be prepared
at and delivered from E.
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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY Voronoi diagrams 3
3.5.2 Applications
Voronoi diagrams can be used to model problems in for example ecology, meteorology or
urban planning. You should be familiar with the so-called toxic waste dump problem.
.
The following Voronoi diagram shows the centres of neighbouring urban hubs
Example
in a region.
What is the best place for the local government to place its toxic waste dump?
We assume that you want to place a toxic waste dump furthest away from any site.
This is easy to find using a Voronoi diagram. You would place the dump on the
vertex from which the radius to the nearest site is largest.
In this case, point A would be the best location for the region’s toxic waste dump.
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STATISTICS AND 4
PROBABILITY
4.1 Basic statistical concepts
Population the entire group from which statistical data is drawn (and which
the statistics obtained represent).
Sample the observations actually selected from the population for a

statistical test.
Discrete finite or countable number of possible values. (e.g. money, number

of people) Note that continuous
data can be presented
as discrete data, e.g. if
Continuous infinite amount of increments. (e.g. time, weight) you round time to the
nearest year or weight
to the nearest kilogram.
4.1.1 Sampling techniques

In practice, samples can be obtained in different ways.
Simple random sample selected from the population with no bias or

criteria; each member of the population has an equal chance of being
picked
Convenience sample selected from a group that is easy to reach
Systematic sample selected at a fixed sampling interval; e.g. every 20th

customer is asked to fill out a questionnaire
Stratified sample a population is first split into several mutually exclusive

subgroups. A random sample is then drawn from each subgroup.
Quota sample like a stratified sample, except a non-random sample is drawn

from each subgroup (e.g. a convenience sample)
Sampling bias when not all members of a population have an equal chance
of being picked; can result in a sample not being representative of the
population (e.g. convenience samples are likely to be biased)
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Descriptive statistics
4.2 Descriptive statistics

The mean, mode and median, are all ways of measuring “averages”. Depending on the
distribution of the data, the values for the mean, mode, median and range can differ
slightly or a lot. They are all useful for understanding your data set.
x 3 6 7 13
Example data set: 6, 3, 6, 13, 7, 7 in a table:
frequency 1 2 2 1
P
fx
P
the sum of the data x
DB 4.3 Mean the average value, x̄ = = = P
no. of data points n f
3 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 13 1 · 3 + 2 · 6 + 2 · 7 + 1 · 13
e.g. x̄ = = =7
6 1+2+2+1
Mode the value that occurs most often (highest frequency)

e.g. The example data set has 2 modes: 6 and 7
Median the middle value when the data set is ordered low to high. Even
number of values: the median is the average of the two middle values.
1
Find for larger values as n + .
2
e.g. data set from low to high: 3, 6, 6, 7, 7, 13
6+7
median = = 6.5
2
Range largest x-value − smallest x-value

e.g. range = 13 − 3 = 10
Standard deviation indicates the spread of a data set, σ calculator only
Grouped data data presented as an interval; e.g. 10 ≤ x < 20 cm
• Use the midpoint as the x-value in all calculations. So for 10–20 cm

use 15 cm.
• For 10–20 cm, 10 is the lower boundary, 20 is the upper boundary and the
width is 20 − 10 = 10.
Adding a constant to all the values in a data set or multiplying the entire data set by a
constant influences the mean and standard deviation values in the following way:
adding constant k multiplying by k

mean x̄ + k k × x̄
standard deviation σ k ×σ
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Descriptive statistics 4
4.2.1 Quartiles
Q1 first quartile = 25th percentile.

The value of x so that 25% of all the data values are ≤ to it.
Q2 median = 50th percentile
Q3 third quartile = 75th percentile
IQR interquartile range (Q3 − Q1 ) = middle 50 percent DB 4.2
Outlier any point lower than Q1 − 1.5 ×IQR and larger than Q3 + 1.5 ×IQR
.
Snow depth is measured in centimetres:

Example
30, 75, 125, 55, 60, 75, 65, 65, 45, 120, 70, 110.
Find the range, the median, the lower quartile, the upper quartile and the
interquartile range.
First always rearrange data into ascending order: 30, 45, 55, 60, 65, 65, 70, 75, 75, 110, 120, 125
1. The range:
125 − 30 = 95 cm
2. The median: there are 12 values so the median is between the 6th and 7th value.
65 + 70
= 67.5 cm
2
3. The lower quartile: there are 12 values so the lower quartile is between the 3rd
and 4th value.
55 + 60
= 57.5 cm
2
4. The upper quartile: there are 12 values so the lower quartile is between the 9th
and 10th value.
75 + 110
= 92.5 cm
2
5. The IQR
92.5 − 57.5 = 35 cm
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4.2.2 Presenting and interpreting data
Frequency the number of times an event occurs in an experiment
Cumulative frequency the sum of the frequency for a particular class and
the frequencies for all the classes below it
Age 17 18 19 20 21
No. of students 21 45 93 61 20 A cumulative frequency table summarises the
Cumulative freq. 21 66 159 220 240 cumulative frequencies for a data set.
f A histogram is used to display and compare the

100
90 frequencies for a specific condition. The frequencies
80 (here: # of students) are displayed on the y-axis, and
70
60 the different classes of the sample (here: age) are
50
40 displayed on the x-axis. Neighbouring bars should
30
20 be touching and their width should be drawn to
10 scale (i.e. a wider class will be represented by a
17 18 19 20 21 Age wider bar).
cf The cumulative frequency graph is used to display

250 the development of the frequencies as the classes of
the event increase. The graph is plotted by using the
200
sum of all frequencies for a particular class, added to
150 the frequencies for all the classes below it. The
classes of the event (age) are displayed on the x-axis,
100
and the frequency is displayed on the y-axis. The
50 cumulative frequency graph always goes upwards,
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 because the cumulative frequency increases as you
17 18 19 20 21 Age include more classes.
A box and whisker plot neatly summarises the

distribution of a data set. It gives information about
the range, the median and the quartiles. The first
and third quartiles are at the ends of the box, the
lowest value highest value median is indicated with a vertical line inside the
Q1 Q2 Q3 box, and the maximum and minimum points are at
the ends of the whiskers. Box and whisker plots are
drawn to scale in the x-direction
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For your exam you will need to know how to find the value of Q1 , Q2 and Q3 using a
cumulative frequency graph. First, determine the percentage of the quartile in question.
Second, divide the total cumulative frequency of the graph (i.e. the total sample size) by
100 and multiply by the corresponding percentage. Then, you will have found the
frequency (y-value) at which 25% for Q1 / 50% for Q2 / 75% for Q3 of the sample is
represented. To find the x-value, find the corresponding x-value for the previously
identified y-value.
.
Using the histogram, create a cumulative frequency graph and use it to

Example
construct a box and whisker diagram.
12
10
Length (cm)
20 40 60 80 100 120
Number of fish
Write out the table for frequency and cumulative frequency.
Frequency of fish 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70 70–80 80–90 90–100 100–110 110–120
Length of fish 2 3 5 7 11 5 6 9 1 1
Cumulative f. 2 5 10 17 28 33 39 48 49 50
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Plot on cumulative frequency chart. Remember to use the midpoint of the date, e.g.,
.
Example
25 for 20–30.
55
Cumulative frequency 50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115
Frequency of fish
Use graph to find Q1 , Q2 and Q3 .
55
50
Cumulative frequency
45
40
35
30 Q1 25% of 50 = 12.5 → 48
25 Q2 50% of 50 = 25 → 62
20
15 Q3 75% of 50 = 37.5 → 83
10
5
Q1 Q2 Q3
0 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115
Frequency of fish
Plot box and whiskers.
20 48 62 83 120
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4.2.3 Using GDC
Finding the mean, standard deviation and quartiles etc.
Find the mean, standard deviation and Q1.

Age 17 18 19 20 21
No. of students 21 45 93 61 20
off
on 1: One-Variable Statistics
Press , go to Press menu , choose
Lists and Spreadsheets. 4: Statistics
Enter x -values in L1 and, 1: Stat Calculations
if applicable, frequencies
in L2
Enter Num of lists: 1. Enter names of columns you mean = 19.1

OK used to enter your x -list standard deviation = 1.06
Press
and frequency list and Q1 = 18.5
column where you would
like the solutions to appear:
a[], b[] and c[].
Press OK
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Bivariate statistics
4.3 Bivariate statistics
Bivariate statistics are about relationships between two different variables. You can plot
your individual pairs of measurements as (x, y) coordinates on a scatter diagram.
Analysing bivariate data allows you to assess the relationship between the two measured
variables; we describe this relationship as correlation.
Scatter diagrams
Perfect positive Weak negative

correlation No correlation correlation
r =1 r =0 −1 < r < 0
y y y
x x x
Through statistical methods, we can predict a mathematical model that would best
describe the relationship between the two measured variables; this is called regression.
For your exam you will only have to focus on linear relationships, so only straight line
graphs and equations. These so-called regression equations can be found using the GDC.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Bivariate statistics 4
4.3.1 Pearson’s correlation coefficient
Besides simply estimating the correlation between two variables from a scatter diagram,
you can calculate values that will describe it in standardised ways. One of these is
Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r ).
Pearson’s correlation coefficient used to assess the strength of a linear relationship between
two variables (−1 ≤ r ≤ 1)
r = 0 means no correlation.
r = ±1 means a perfect positive/negative correlation.
Interpretation of r -values:
r −value 0 < |r | ≤ 0.25 0.25 < |r | ≤ 0.50 0.50 < |r | ≤ 0.75 0.75 < |r | < 1
correlation very weak weak moderate strong
Remember that
correlation 6=
Calculate r while finding the regression equation on your GDC. Make sure that STAT
causation.
DIAGNOSTICS is turned ON (can be found in the MODE settings), otherwise the r -value will
not appear.
When asked to “comment on” an r -value make sure to include both, whether the
correlation is:
1. positive / negative
and
2. strong / moderate / weak / very weak
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Bivariate statistics
Bivariate-statistics type questions
The height of a plant was measured the first 8 weeks

Week x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Height (cm) y 23.5 25 26.5 27 28.5 31.5 34.5 36 37.5
1. Plot a scatter diagram
mean point
The line of best fit
should pass through
2. Use the mean point to draw a best fit line 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + 8
the mean point.
x̄ = = 3.56
9
23.5 + 25 + . . . + 37.5
ȳ = = 30
9
3. Find the equation of the regression line y = 1.83x + 22.7
using GDC
off
on Enter
Press , got to Press menu
X list: A [];
“Lists and 4: Statistics
Y list: B[];
Spreadsheets” 1: Stat Calculations
1st Result Column: C[]
3: Linear Regression (mx+b)
Enter x -values in one
column (e.g A) and Press OK
y -values in another column

(e.g. B)
IB ACADEMY
So, equation of regression

line is y = 1.83x + 22.7
and Pearson’s correlation
( r -value) = 0.986
4. Comment on the result Pearson’s correlation is r = 0.986, which
is a strong positive correlation.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Bivariate statistics 4
4.3.2 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient used to assess the strength of a

monotonic relationship between two variables (−1 ≤ r s ≤ 1)
Monotonic relationship the values of two variables either both increase or

both decrease, but not necessarily at a constant rate (i.e. can be linear or
non-linear)
Spearman’s rank correlation
Students’ grades in Maths and Physics are recorded.
Maths 81 75 30 18 55 70 93 89 89 75
Physics 53 70 24 23 32 38 88 96 71 42
Find Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient and comment on it
1. Fill out a table of ranks for all the data. Maths 4 5.5 9 10 8 7 1 2.5 2.5 5.5
The ranks of tied values are the means of Physics 5 4 10 8 9 7 2 1 3 6
the ranks they would have had if they
were different
IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY On TI-84, Spearman’s

Rank Coefficient can
also be found using the
RSX function
+page
Press OK
Press doc menu
Press
4: Insert 4: Stats
rs = 0.920749
6: Lists and Spreadsheets 1: So there is a strong
Stat Calculations
Enter table of ranks into positive relationship
2: Two-variable
two columns (e.g A and B) between students’ Maths
Statistics
and Physics grades.
Enter X and Y Lists
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Chi-squared test
4.4 Chi-squared test
4.4.1 Independence
Chi-square test of independence used to test independence of two variables
H0 the variables are independent (null hypothesis)
H1 the variables are not independent (alternative hypothesis)
Determine if the variables are independent by the χ2 test
Directors Managers Teachers Totals
Male 26 148 448 622

Female 6 51 1051 1108
Totals 32 199 1499 1730
Perform a χ 2 test of independence at the 10% significance level to determine whether

employment grade is independent of gender.
1. State the null and alternative hypotheses H0 : gender and employment grade are
independent
H1 : gender and employment grade are
not independent
2. Calculate the table of expected e.g. expected number of male directors:

The expected frequencies
frequency formula is
t f1 t f2 622 32
not given in your data Formula: · ·T · · 1730 = 11.5
booklet, but you are T T 1730 1730
expected to know it. Directors Managers Teachers
Male 11.5 71.5 539

Female 20.5 127.5 960
3. Write down the degrees of freedom df = (2 − 1) · (3 − 1) = 2

df = (# rows - 1)(# columns - 1)
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Chi-squared test 4
4. Write down the chi-square value using

GDC.
Enter data into GDC Enter dimensions of matrix Enter the data as a matrix
sto→
to fit your data. Be sure
menu press ctrl and var
Press you do not include the
7: Matrices & Vectors Give matrix a name by
totals, so in this case you
1: Create typing it after the arrow
have a 2 × 3 matrix
1: Matrix OK
(e.g. a)
Press ≈
press enter
Enter name of Observed So Chi-square value

Press menu
6: Statistics
Matrix (in this case a) χ 2 = 180.03, and
7: Statistical Tests
Press OK p -value = 8.08 × 10−40
2
8: χ 2-way Test
5. The critical value is 4.605. Use the 180.03 > 4.605 You will always be given
critical value or the p -value to comment → so we reject the null hypothesis; the critical value in
on your result. gender and employment grade are not exam questions.
independent.
Reject null hypothesis if:
χ 2 > critical value
or
p -value < significance level
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Chi-squared test
4.4.2 Goodness of fit
Chi-square goodness of fit test used to determine whether categorical data

fit a hypothesized distribution
H0 the variables are consistent with the hypothesized distribution

(null hypothesis)
H1 at least one of the categories is not consistent with the

hypothesized distribution (alternative hypothesis)
Determine goodness of fit of variables using the χ2 test
Chocolate bar Number sold
County 1526
Lars 758
Swix 1780
Silkyway 847
Trickers 1089
Total 6000
Perform a χ 2 test of goodness of fit at the 5% significance level to determine whether

chocolate bar sales fit a uniform distribution.
1. State the null and alternative hypotheses H0 : chocolate bar sales are uniformly
distributed
H1 : at least one of the chocolate bar
sales does not fit a uniform distribution
2. Find the expected frequencies Uniform distribution means that each

category is equally likely.
With 5 types of chocolate bar and 6000
sales recorded in total, the expected
frequency for each category:
6000
= 1200
5
3. Write down the degrees of freedom df = (5 − 1) = 4
df = (# rows − 1)
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Chi-squared test 4
4. Write down the chi-square value using

GDC.
Enter data into GDC Enter name of Observed

Press menu
off
and Expected columns (in
Press on go to Lists 4: Statistics
this case A and B)
and Spreadsheets 4: Stat Tests
Enter degrees of freedom
Enter observed and 7: χ 2 GOF Test
Press OK
expected data in two
columns (e.g. A and B)
So Chi-square value
χ 2 = 645.808, and
p -value =
−16
4.440 89 × 10
5. Comment on your result. p < 0.05

→ so we reject the null hypothesis;
chocolate bar sales are not uniformly
distributed.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY T-test
4.5 T-test
The t -test is another type of statistical test that can be used to compare two groups. To
apply a t -test, the variables you are testing should be normally distributed. Generally
speaking, you can assume that this will be the case in exam questions that ask you to
conduct a t -test.
Although there are
several different t -tests
(and different names
for them!), we address
only the type that you t-test tells you whether there is a significant difference between two groups
will need for your
by comparing their means
exam. This is also
referred to as an
Independent Samples One-tailed test statistical significance is assessed only in one direction from a
t -test, Student t -test or reference value (i.e. whether one mean is larger than the other or vice
unpaired t -test.
versa)
Two-tailed test statistical significance is assessed in both directions from a

reference value (i.e. you test whether two groups are significantly
different, but not in which direction)
Depending on what a question or task is asking of you, you will have to determine
whether to use a one- or two-tailed test.
Conduct a two-sample t test
A popcorn producer wants to compare the effect of two different fertilisers on the
number of usable corn kernels yielded. They measure the average number of usable
kernels per corncob in a random sample taken from two batches, each treated with a
different fertiliser.
Fertiliser A Fertiliser B
Mean 768 803

Standard deviation 55 47
n 100 100
Use a t -test to determine whether the two fertilisers have a significantly different effect
on corn kernel yield.
1. State the null and alternative hypotheses H0 : the means of kernels treated by
fertiliser A and fertiliser B are equal
(µ 1 = µ2 )
H1 : the means of kernels treated by
fertiliser A and fertiliser B are not equal
(µ 1 6= µ2 )
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY T-test 4
2. Conduct t -test using GDC
Select Stats. Enter means ( x̄ ), standard

Press menu
OK deviations (Sx) and sample
6: Statistics
sizes (n)
7: Stat Tests
Select appropriate H1
4: 2-Sample t Test
( Ha )
Choose ‘Yes’ on Pooled
OK As a general rule, you
will always conduct a
IB ACADEMY
‘pooled’ two-sample
test. With a pooled test,
we assume that the
variance of the two
samples is the same.
So t = 4.838, and
p -value < 0.00001
3. Comment on your result p < 0.05

→ so we reject the null hypothesis; the
mean numbers of kernels yielded from
batches treated by the fertilisers A and B
are not equal.
Note that this two-tailed test does not tell In your exam you will
always be expected to
us which fertiliser has a higher yield, just
use the p -value to
that there is a difference.
compare the means of
populations and draw
conclusions from a
t -test
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability
4.6 Probability
4.6.1 Single events (Venn diagrams)
Probability for single events can be expressed through venn diagrams.
Sample space the list of all possible outcomes.

Event the outcomes that meet the require-
A B ment.
Probability for event A,
Number of ways A can happen

DB 4.5
0 P (A) =
all outcomes in the sample space
Here the shaded circle.
Imagine I have a fruit bowl containing 6 apples and 4 bananas.

.
I pick a piece of fruit.

Example
What is the probability of picking each fruit?
Apple = 0.6 Banana = 0.4
As apples cannot be bananas this is mutually exclusive, therefore P (A∪ B) = P (A) + P (B)
and P (A ∩ B) = 0. It is also an exhaustive event as there is no other options apart from
apples and bananas. If I bought some oranges the same diagram would then be not
DB 4.6 exhaustive (oranges will lie in the sample space).
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. STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability 4
Of the apples 2 are red, 2 are green and 2 are yellow.

Example
What is the probability of picking a yellow apple?
Yellow apples
A B
A: apples
B: yellow fruit
This is not mutually exclusive as both apples and bananas are yellow fruits. Here we are
interested in the intersect P (A ∩ B) of apples and yellow fruit, as a yellow apple is in both
sets P (A ∩ B) = P (A) + P (B) − P (A ∪ B).
.
What is the probability of picking an apple or a yellow fruit?

Example
A B
A: apples
B: yellow fruit
This is a union of two sets: apple and yellow fruit. When an event is
exhaustive the
probability of the union
The union of events A and B is: is 1.
• when A happens;
• when B happens;
• when both A and B happen P (A ∪ B) = P (A) + P (B) − P (A ∩ B). DB 3.7
.
What is the probability of not picking a yellow fruit?

Example
A B
A: apples
B: yellow fruit
This is known as the compliment of B or B 0 . B 0 = 1 − B.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability
Here we are interested in everything but the yellow fruit.
.
What is the probability of picking an apple given I pick a yellow fruit?
Example
Yellow apples
A B
A: apples
B: yellow fruit
This is “conditional” probability in a single event. Do not use the formula in the
0.2 1
formula booklet. Here we are effectively narrowing the sample space = = .
(0.2 + 0.4) 3
You can think of it like removing the non yellow apples from the fruit bowl before
choosing.
P (A ∩ B)
Conditional probability P (A|B) = .
P (B)
4.6.2 Multiple events (tree diagrams)
Independent events two events are independent if the fact that A occurs
does not affect the probability of B occurring.
For independent events P (A ∩ B) = P (A) × P (B)
Dependent events two events are dependent if the outcome of event A

affects the outcome of event B so that the probability is changed.
Questions involving
dependent events will
often involve elements
that are drawn “without Conditional probability used for successive events that come one after
replacement”. another (as in tree diagrams). The probability of A, given that B has
Remember that the P (A ∩ B)
probabilities will be happened: P (A|B) = .
changing with each P (B)
new set of branches.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability 4
Probabilities for successive events can be expressed through tree diagrams. In general, if
you are dealing with a question that asks for the probability of:
• one event and another, you multiply
• one event or another, you add
.
Two disks are randomly drawn without replacement from a stack of 4 red and 5
Example
blue disks. Draw a tree diagram for all outcomes.
The probability of drawingtwo red disks can be found by multiplying both

4 3
probabilities of getting red × .
9 8
1st draw 2nd draw
3 4 3 12 The probabilities for

8 R R and B: × = each event should
9 8 72 always add up to 1. The
4 R probabilities describing
all the possible
9 5 4 5 20
B R and B: × = outcomes should also
8 9 8 72 equal 1 (that is, the
probabilities that we
found by multiplying
4 5 4 20 along the individual
8 R B and R: × = branches).
5 9 8 72
9 B
4 5 4 20
B B and R: × =
8 9 8 72
What is the probability to draw one red and one blue disk?
P (one red and one blue)
P (R) and P (B) or P (B) and P (R)

P (R) × P (B) P (B) × P (R)

It is common for
conditional probability
20 20 40 5 questions to relate to
+ = =
72 72 72 9 previous answers.
What is the probability to draw at least one red disk?

P (at least one red)
P (R and R) + P (B and R) + P (R and B) = 1 − P (B and B)
12 20 20 20 52 13
+ + = 1− = =
72 72 72 72 72 18
What is the probability of picking a blue disc given that at least one red disk is
picked?
5
P (a blue disk) 10
P (blue disk | at least one red disk) = = 9 =
P (at least one red disk) 13 13
18
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability distributions
4.7 Probability distributions
4.7.1 Discrete random variables

Another way of representing multiple events is with sample space diagrams. These show
all the possible combinations of events in a sample space. The probabilities of the
possible outcomes are often summarised in a table.
Once tabulated we can use the probability distribution to find the expected value. It is
best to think of this as the average value you would get if you repeated the action many
times.
Probability distribution links each outcome of a statistical experiment with

its probability of occurrence; usually presented as a table or function
Discrete random variable a variable measured from a random phenomenon

that has a finite number of possible outcomes (e.g. the outcome of
flipping a coin)
X
DB 4.7 Expected value E(X ) = x P (X = x)
Probability distributions
A fair coin is tossed twice, X is the number of heads obtained. Find the expected
number of heads obtained on two throws of the coin.
1. Draw a sample space diagram H T

H H, H H, T
T T, H T, T
2. Tabulate the probability distribution

x 0 1 2
1 1 1
P (X = x)
4 2 4
P (X = x) always equals 1
The sum of
X : E(X )
X
3. Find the expected value of E(X ) = xP (X = x)
1 1 1
=0· +1· +2· =1
4 2 4
So if you toss a coin twice, you expect to
get heads once.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Probability distributions 4
4.7.2 Distribution by function
A probability distribution can also be given by a function.
The domain of X must be specified, as the sum of the probabilities must equal 1.
Probability distribution by function.

x−1
1
P (X = x) = k for x = 1, 2, 3. Find constant k .
3
X 1−1 2−1 3−1
1. Use the fact that P (X = x) = 1 to 1 1 1
k +k +k =1
set up an equation 3 3 3
2. Simplify and solve for k 1 1 13 9

k + k + k = k = 1. So, k= .
3 9 9 13
4.7.3 Binomial distribution
Binomial distribution type of probability distribution used to calculate the

probability of obtaining a certain number of successes in a given
number of trials
Binomial distribution is used in situations with only 2 possible outcomes (e.g. success or
failure) and lots of trials.
Using GDC
In your exam you will be expected to find probabilities from binomial distributions
using your GDC. There are two different functions that you can use for this. For both
you will need to know the number of trials (n), the probability of success ( p) and the
expected number of successes (r ).
Use Binompdf (n, p, r ) for questions asking for the probability of an exact outcome,
P (X = r ).
Use Binomcdf (n, p, r ) for questions asking for the probability of a range of consecutive
values, P (X ≤ r ).
Note that by default Binomcdf only calculates P (X ≤ r ) or in words “at most the value of
r ”. Therefore you must remember to transform the function depending on the wording
in the questions : On some of the newer
“Less than r ” P (X < r ) = P (X ≤ r − 1) calculators you can

specify what probability
“More than r ” P (X > r ) = 1 − P (X ≤ r ) you are looking for, so
“At least r ” P (X ≥ r ) = 1 − P (X ≤ r − 1) this may not apply to
you
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Use binomial distribution to find a probability
A fair coin is flipped 10 times. Find the probability of flipping 4 heads.
Enter values of So the probability of getting

Press menu
n=10 exactly 4 heads is 0.205.
5: Probability
p=0.5
5: Distributions
r=4 ≈
Select Binompdf
Press enter
Use binomial distribution to find a probability
A fair coin is flipped 10 times. Find the probability of flipping less than 4 heads.
P (X < 4) = P (X ≤ 3)
Enter values of So the probability of getting

Press menu
n=10 less than 4 heads is 0.172.
5: Probability
p=0.5
5: Distributions
lower bound=0
Select Binomcdf
upper bound=3
≈
Press enter
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4.7.4 Normal distribution
A normal distribution is one type of probability distribution which gives a bell-shape

curve if all the values and their corresponding probabilities are plotted. The bell shape is
symmetrical around the mean, µ. The width of the bell shape is given by the standard
deviation, σ. The IB expects you to
be aware that 68% of
the data lies between µ
and ±σ (the mean and
1 st.dev. either side of
Total area under curve = 1 it, 95% lies between µ
and ±2σ , and 99% lies
between µ and ±3σ .
Mean Standard x
(µ) deviation
(σ)
We can use normal distributions to find the probability of obtaining a certain value or a
range of values. This can be found using the area under the curve; the area under the
bell-curve between two x-values always corresponds to the probability for getting an
x-value in this range. The total area under the normal distribution is always 1. This is
because the total probability of getting any x-value adds up to 1 (or, in other words, you
are 100% certain that your x-value will lie somewhere on the x-axis below the bell-curve).
Using GDC
Use your GDC to answer questions dealing with normal distributions. You will either
need to find probabilities for given x-values or x-values for given probabilities. In both
cases, you will need to know the mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ) for the given
example. These will be given in the question.
Use normalcdf (lowerbound, upperbound, µ, σ) for the probability that x is between

any 2 values. Even though you will be
using your GDC, it’s
always useful to draw a
For lower bound = −∞, use −1E99 quick sketch to indicate

for yourself (and the
examiner) what area or
For upper bound = ∞, use 1E99
x -value you are looking
for.
Use invnorm (ρ, µ, σ) to get an x-value for a given probability.
Most calculators assume that ρ is to the left of x. When the area/probability you
are given is to the right of x, subtract it from 1 to get the ρ to use in invnorm.
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Finding a probability/ percentage/ the area under a normal

distribution curve
The weights of pears are normally distributed with mean = 110 g and
standard deviation = 8 g.
Find the percentage of pears that weigh between 100 g and 130 g
Sketch
Indicate:
mean = 110 g
lower bound = 100 g
upper bound = 130 g
Shade area you are looking for
100 110 130 weight (g)
Enter lower and upper Press OK

Press menu , choose
boundaries, mean (µ) and
5: Probability
standard deviation (σ ).
5: Distributions
For lower bound = −∞,
2: Normal Cdf
set lower: -1E99
For upper bound = ∞,
set upper: 1E99
So 88.8% of the pears weigh between 100 g and 130 g.
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Finding an x -value when the probability is given

The weights of pears are normally distributed with mean = 110 g and
standard deviation = 8 g. 8% of the pears weigh more than m grams. Find m.
Sketch
8% = 0.08
110 m weight (g)
Enter probability (Area), Press OK

Press menu
mean (µ) and standard
5: Probability
deviation (σ ).
5: Distributions
The calculator assumes the
3: Inverse Normal
area is to the left of the
x -value you are looking for.
So in this case:
area = 1 − 0.08 = 0.92
So m = 121, which means that 8% of the pears weigh more than 121 g.
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Finding an expected value
The weights of pears are normally distributed with µ = 110 g and σ = 8 g. 250 pears
are weighed. Find the expected number of pears that weigh less than 105 g.
1. Sketch pears weighing

< 105 g
x 110 weight (g)
2. Use normcdf to find the relevant lower bound = -1E99

probability upper bound = 105
µ = 110
σ =8 → ρ = 0.266
3. Find expected value by multiplying the expected number = 0.266 × 250

probability by the total number = 66.5
DB 4.8 E(x) = P (x) × n
→ you would expect 67 pears to weigh
less than 105 g
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CALCULUS 5
5.1 Differentiation
As you have learnt in the unit on functions, a straight line graph has a gradient. This
gradient describes the rate at which the graph is changing and using it we can tell how
steep the line will be when plotted on a graph. In fact, gradients can be found for any
function; the special thing about linear functions is that their gradient is always the same
(given by m in y = m x + c).
Function Gradient Function

f (x) f 0 (x)
dy
y
dx
Non-linear functions however, will have changing gradients. Their steepness will be
different at different x-values. This is where calculus comes in handy; we can use
differentiation to derive a function using which we can find the gradient for any value of
x. Two types of notation are used for calculus.
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CALCULUS Differentiation
5.1.1 Polynomials
As functions forming curved lines, the gradients of polynomials are changing at each
point. You can find the derivative function ( f 0 (x)) for any polynomial function ( f (x))
using the principles explained below.
Polynomial a function that contains one or more terms often raised to

different powers
2 1
e.g. y = 3x 2 , y = 121x 5 + 7x 3 + x or y = 4x 3 + 2x 3
dy
DB 5.3 Principles y = f (x) = a x n ⇒ = f 0 (x) = na x n−1
dx
the (original) function is described by y or f (x)

dy
the derivative (gradient) function is described by or f 0 (x)
dx
Derivative of a constant (number) 0
e.g. for f (x) = 5, f 0 (x) = 0
Derivative of a sum sum of derivatives.
If a function you want to differentiate is made up of several

summed parts, find the derivatives for each part separately and
then add them together again.
e.g. f (x) = a x n and g (x) = b x m
f 0 (x) + g 0 (x) = na x n−1 + m b x m−1
When differentiating it is useful to first rewrite the polynomial function into a form that
is easy to differentiate. Practically this means that you may need to use the laws of
exponents before (or after) differentiation to simplify the function.
5
For example, y = seems difficult to differentiate, but using the laws of exponents we
x3
5
know that y = = 5x −3 . Having the equation in this form allows you to apply the
x3
same principles as you would use to differentiate any other polynomial.
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. CALCULUS Differentiation 5
f (x) f 0 (x)
Example
5 −→ 0
x2 −→ 2 · 1x 2−1 = 2x
4x 3 −→ 3 · 4x 3−1 = 12x 2
3x 5 − 2x 2 −→ 5 · 3x 5−1 − 2 · 2x 2−1 = 15x 4 − 4x

2 −8
= 2x −4 −→ (−4) · 2x −4−1 = −8x −5 =
x 4 x5
2 6
3x 4 − +3 −→ 4 · 3x 4−1 − 3 · (−2)x −3−1 + 0 = 12x 3 +
x3 x4
5.1.2 Tangent and normal equations
Tangent a straight line that touches a curve at one single point. At that
point, the gradient of the curve is equal to the gradient of the tangent.
Normal a straight line that is perpendicular to the tangent line:
−1
slope of normal =
slope of tangent
y
f (x)
tangent
normal
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Finding the linear function of the tangent.
Let f (x) = x 3 . Find the equation of the tangent at x =2
1. Find the derivative and fill in value of x to f 0 (x) = 3x 2

Steps 1, 2 and 4 are determine slope of tangent
identical for the f 0 (2) = 3 · 22 = 12
equation of the tangent
and normal 2. Determine the y value f (x) = 23 = 8
3. Plug the slope m and the y value in 8 = 12x + c

y = mx + c
4. Fill in the value for x to find c 8 = 12(2) + c

c = −16
eq. of tangent: y = 12x − 16
Finding the linear function of the normal.
Let f (x) = x 3 . Find the equation of the normal at x =2
Steps 1, 2 and 4 are

1. f 0 (2) = 12
identical for the
equation of the tangent
2. f (x) = 8
and normal
3. Determine the slope of the normal −1
m=
−1 12
m= and plug it and the
slope tangent 1
8=− x+c
y -value into y = mx + c 12
4. Fill in the value for x to find c 1
8=− (2) + c
12
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c=
6
1 49
eq. of normal: y =− x+
12 6
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CALCULUS Differentiation 5
To find the gradient of a function for any value of x.
f (x) = 5x 3 − 2x 2 + x . Find the gradient of f (x) at x = 3.
Enter the variable used in Type in your function

Press menu
≈
your function (x) and the
4: Calculus press enter
value of x that you want to
1: Numerical Derivative
find. Keep the settings on
at a Point
1st Derivative
Press OK
In this case, f 0 (3) = 124
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5.1.3 Turning points
Turning points occur when a graph reaches a local maximum (top) or minimum (dip).
This occurs when the derivative f 0 (x) = 0.
Use the graph (GDC) to see whether a turning point is a maximum or minimum.
y
D
•
• A C•
f 0 (x) f (x) is
B A − decreasing
•
x B 0 at local minimum
C + increasing
D 0 at local maximum
Finding the coordinates of a turning point.
Let f (x) = 5x 3 + 11x 2 + x .

Remember that you can Find the coordinates of the local maximum point of f (x).
find other attributes of
a function using the 6:
Analyse Graph menu, IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY
for instance the
gradient at any value of
x with 5: dy/dx
Plot the function Find the local maximum Approach the turning point
off
point: you are trying to find with
Press on , go to
the cursor.
“Graph” Press menu
Click once to the left of the
Enter the function 6: Analyze Graph
turning point and drag the
f1(x)= 5x + 11x2 + x
3
3: Maximum
selection to the right,
beyond the turning point.
Click again.
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CALCULUS Differentiation 5
5.1.4 Optimisation
As we saw in the previous section, differentiation is useful for identifying maximum and
minimum points of different functions. We can apply this knowledge to many real life
problems in which we may seek to find maximum or minimum values; this is referred to
as optimisation.
The most important
thing to remember is
that at a maximum or
Determine the max/min value with certain constraints minimum point
f 0 (x) = 0. So often if a
question asks you to
The sum of the height h and base x of a triangle is 40 cm. Find an expression for the find a maximum/
area in terms of x , hence find the maximum area of the triangle. minimum value, just
writing down f 0 (x) = 0
1. First write expression(s) for constraints x + h = 40 can score you points.
followed by an expression for the actual h = 40 − x
calculation. Combine two expressions so
1
that you are left with one variable. A= xh
2
1
= x(40 − x)
2
1
= − x 2 + 20x
2
2. Differentiate the expression dA
= −x + 20
dx
3. The derivative = 0, solve for x −x + 20 = 0
x = 20
4. Plug the x value into the original function 1

A = − (20)2 + 20(20)
2
= −200 + 400
= 200 cm2
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CALCULUS Integration
5.2 Integration
5.2.1 Indefinite integrals and boundary conditions
Integration is essentially the opposite of differentiation; it can also be referred to as

anti-differentiation. The following equation shows how to integrate a polynomial
function:
x n+1
Z
DB 5.5 x n dx = +C, n 6= −1
n +1
As you can see, every time you integrate the power on your variable will increase by 1;
this is opposite of what happens with differentiation, when you subtract 1. Whenever
you integrate you also add +C to this function. This accounts for any constant that may
Whenever you have been lost while differentiating.
differentiate any
constants that were in
the original function, In order to determine the value of C , you need to fill in a point that lies on the curve to
f (x), become 0 in the set up an equation with which you can solve for C . This is called a boundary condition.
derivative function,
f 0 (x).
Finding indefinite integrals
Let f 0 (x) = 12x 2 − 2

Given that f (−1) = 1, find f (x).
Z Z Z
1. Separate summed parts 2 2
(optional)
12x − 2 dx = 12x dx + −2 dx
Z Z
2. Integrate 2
f (x) = 12x dx + −2 dx =
12 3
x − 2x + C
3
Note that this is the 3. Fill in values of x and f (x) to find C Since f (−1) = 1,
same thing you do
3
when finding the 4(−1) − 2(−1) + C = 1
y -intercept, c , for a C =3
linear function – see
Functions: Linear
So: f (x) = 4x 3 − 2x + 3
models.
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CALCULUS Integration 5
5.2.2 Definite integrals
If there are limit values indicated on your integral, you are looking to find a definite
integral. This means that these values will be used to find a numeric answer rather than a
function. The notation for definite integrals is:
Zb
f (x) dx
a
A definite integral corresponds to the area of a region enclosed by the curve y = f (x) and
the x-axis, where f (x)>0.
f (x)
a b x
Finding definite integrals
1 1
f (x) = x 2 +
5 2
Find the area enclosed between f (x), the x -axis and the lines x = 2 and x = 6.
1. Write down the definite integral

Z 6
1 2 1
x + dx
2 5 2
2. Solve using GDC
IB ACADEMY IB ACADEMY
Fill out definite integral

Press menu
4: Calculus So the area enclosed is

2
2: Numerical Integral 15.9 units
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CALCULUS Integration
5.2.3 Trapezoidal rule
The area of a single

trapezoid can be found
1
asA = (a + b )h ,
2
where a and b are the
parallel sides and h is
the height.
The trapezoidal rule is used to
approximate the area under a
curve. To make this
approximation, we divide the area
into several equal trapezoids.
x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6
The sum of the areas of the individual trapezoids serves as an approximation for the area
under the curve. This can be found using the formula:
Z b
1 b −a
DB 5.8 y dx ≈ h (y0 + yn ) + 2(y1 + y2 + ... + yn−1 ) where h =

a 2 n
Using Trapezoidal Rule

Z 10
1 2 1
Approximate the definite integral x + dx using the trapezoidal rule with 4
2 2 2
equal trapezoids.
1. Find h 10 − 2
h=
4
h =2
2. Find all relevant y -values (these form the In this case, we substitute the x -values at
parallel sides of the trapezoids). the trapezoid boundaries into f (x).
With 4 trapezoids, x = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
y0 is the height at the lower boundary, yn
at the upper boundary
yn f (x) y -value
y0 f (2) 2.5
y1 f (4) 8.5
y2 f (6) 18.5
y3 f (8) 32.5
y4 f (10) 50.5
3. Substitute values into formula 1

2 (2.5 + 50.5) + 2(8.5 + 18.5 + 32.5)

2
The exact value of this = 172Z
definite integral is 10
1 2 1
169.33 (to 2 d.p.), so → so x + dx ≈ 172
this trapezoidal rule 2 2 2
approximation gets us
pretty close
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What does the rounded digit Which digit is being rounded?

0.2 Standard form

Standard form is just a way of rewriting any num- 10 1 × 101

0.3.1 Basic set notation

e.g. A = {2, 4, 6, 8}, B = {4, 8}, C = {}, D = {1, 2, 3, 4}

Subset a set of elements contained in another set B ⊂A

Intersection elements shared between two or more sets B ∩ D = {4}

Union collection of all elements contained in two or more sets

0.3.2 Number sets (N, Z, Q and R)

Integers Z = . . . − 3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, . . .

Rational numbers Q; all integers and fractions

Sets can be shown in Venn diagrams. N Z Q R

0.4 Algebra and equations

Equation contains an “=” sign.

Inequality contains a >, <, ≥ or ≤ sign.

0 < a < 1 means: a is between 0 and 1 (not including 0 and 1)

Absolute value |x| is the positive version of x (distance from 0).

0.4.1 Ratios and percentages

0.5 Geometry and trigonometry

0.5.1 Lengths, areas and volumes of shapes

These are given in the data booklet

Area of parallelogram A= b×h

Circumference of a circle C = 2πr

Volume of a cylinder V = πr2 h

Area of the curved surface of a cylinder A = 2πrh

1.1 Exponents and logarithms

1.1.1 Laws of exponents

1.1.2 Laws of logarithms

Solve x in exponents using logarithms

Solve e 2x−1 = 250.

1. Rearrange into logarithm form 2x − 1 = ln 250

2. Make x the subject ln 250 + 1

1.2 Sequences and series

1.2.1 Arithmetic sequences

1. Put numbers into n th term formula 37 = u1 + 9d

2. Equate formulas to find d 21d − 1 = 9d − 37

3. Use d to find u1 1 − 21 · (−3) = u1

1.2.2 Geometric sequences

un = n th term Sn = sum of n terms

Finding the number of terms n of a geometric sequence.

4. Use the x -coordinate to find n x=n

1.2.3 Sigma notation

1.3.1 Simple interest

Simple interest is given by the following formula.

where I = amount of interest, P = principal amount, r = interest rate per

earned after 6 years?

1.3.2 Compound interest

Abbreviation Stands for