WJEC Core 3 Maths - Key Facts

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Key facts and formulae which must be known for the WJEC Core 3 examination.
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\[\sec x\equiv ?\] \[\sec x\equiv \frac{1}{\cos x}\]
\[\text{cosec } x\equiv ?\] \[\text{cosec }x\equiv \frac{1}{\sin x}\]
\[\cot x\equiv ?\] \[\cot x\equiv \frac{1}{\tan x}\]
Write an identity which links together \(\sec \theta\) and \(\tan \theta\) \[\sec^2 \theta \equiv 1 + \tan^2 \theta\]
Write an identity which links together \(\text{cosec }\theta\) and \(\cot \theta\) \[\text{cosec}^2 \theta \equiv 1 + \cot^2 \theta\]
Sketch the graph of \(y=\sin x\) for \(0\leq x \leq 360^{\circ}\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\cos x\) for \(0\leq x \leq 360^{\circ}\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\tan x\) for \(0\leq x \leq 360^{\circ}\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\sin^{-1}x\). What is its domain and range? Domain \([-1,1]\) Range \([-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}]\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\cos^{-1}x\). What is its domain and range? Domain \([-1,1]\) Range \([0,\pi]\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\tan^{-1}x\). What is its domain and range? Domain \((-\infty,\infty)\) Range \( (-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}) \)
What does \(|x|<a\) mean? \[-a<x<a\] \[\text{NOT } x<\pm a\]
What does \(|x|>a\) mean? \[x>a \text{ or } x<-a\] \[\text{NOT } x>\pm a\]
Give the definition of a function A function relates each element of a set with exactly one element of another set
How are the graphs of \(y=f(x)\) and \(y=f^{-1}(x)\) related? They are reflections of each other in the line \(y=x\)
The domain of \(f(x)\) equals the range of ...? The domain of \(f(x)\) equals the range of \(f^{-1}(x)\)
The range of \(f(x)\) equals the domain of ...? The range of \(f(x)\) equals the domain of \(f^{-1}(x)\)
What is meant by the range of a function? The set of all possible output values of a function
What is meant by the domain of a function? All the values that could go into a function
State the inverse function of \(e^x\) \[\ln x\]
Sketch the graph of \(y=e^x\), showing any intersections with the axes. State its domain and range. The \(x\) axis is an asymptote. Domain \((-\infty, \infty)\) Range \((0, \infty)\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=\ln x\), showing any intersections with the axes. State its domain and range. The \(y\) axis is an asymptote. Domain \((0, \infty)\) Range \((-\infty, \infty)\)
State the inverse function of \(\ln x\) \[e^x\]
Differentiate \(e^{f(x)}\) with respect to \(x\) \[f'(x)e^{f(x)}\]
Differentiate \(\ln{f(x)}\) with respect to \(x\) \[\frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}\]
Differentiate \(\sin {\left(f(x)\right)}\) with respect to \(x\) \[f'(x)\cos{\left(f(x)\right)}\]
Differentiate \(\cos {\left(f(x)\right)}\) with respect to \(x\) \[-f'(x)\sin{\left(f(x)\right)}\]
Differentiate \(\tan {\left(f(x)\right)}\) with respect to \(x\) \[f'(x)\sec^2{\left(f(x)\right)}\]
State the product rule for differentiating \[y=uv\] with respect to \(x\), where \(u\) and \(v\) are functions of \(x\) \[\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}=uv'+vu'\]
State the quotient rule for differentiating \[y=\frac{u}{v}\] with respect to \(x\), where \(u\) and \(v\) are functions of \(x\) \[\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}=\frac{vu'-uv'}{v^2}\]
\[\frac{1}{\left(\frac{\text{d}x}{\text{d}y}\right)}=?\] \[\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}\]
How would you find the first and second derivatives of the parametric equations \(x=f(t)\) and \(y=g(t)\) \[\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}=\frac{g'(t)}{f'(t)}\] \[\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2}=\frac{\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}t}\left(\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}\right)}{\frac{\text{d}x}{\text{d}t}}\]
\[\int e^x \, dx =?\] \[\int e^x \, dx = e^x+c\]
\[\int \frac{1}{x} \, dx = ?\] \[\int \frac{1}{x} \, dx = \ln x +c\]
\[\int \sin x \, dx = ?\] \[\int \sin x \, dx = -\cos x +c\]
\[\int \cos x \, dx = ?\] \[\int \cos x \, dx = \sin x +c\]
What effect will the transformation \(y=f(x)+a\) have on the graph of \(y=f(x)\)? Translation \(a\) units in the \(y\) direction. i.e. the graph will move UP by \(a\) units
What effect will the transformation \(y=f(x+a)\) have on the graph of \(y=f(x)\)? Translation \(-a\) units in the \(x\) direction. i.e. the graph will move LEFT by \(a\) units
What effect will the transformation \(y=af(x)\) have on the graph of \(y=f(x)\)? Stretch, scale factor \(a\) in the \(y\) direction. i.e. the \(y\) values will be multiplied by \(a\)
What effect will the transformation \(y=f(ax)\) have on the graph of \(y=f(x)\)? Stretch, scale factor \(\frac{1}{a}\) in the \(x\) direction. i.e. the \(x\) values will be divided by \(a\) [This could also be described as a 'squash', scale factor \(a\) in the \(x\) direction]
Sketch the graph of \[y=|x|\]
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