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Formulas: geometry, grade 10 (4 units)

Analytic geometry

  • The distance between the points (x1,y1)\displaystyle (x_1,y_1) and (x2,y2)\displaystyle (x_2,y_2)
    d\displaystyle d =\displaystyle = (x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2\displaystyle \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^{2}+(y_2-y_1)^{2}}
  • The midpoint of the segment
    M(x1+x22, y1+y22)\displaystyle M\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\ \frac{y_1+y_2}{2}\right)
  • The slope of a line through two points
    m\displaystyle m =\displaystyle = y2−y1x2−x1\displaystyle \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}x1≠x2\displaystyle x_1\neq x_2
  • A line’s equation in explicit form – m\displaystyle m the slope, b\displaystyle b where it meets the y\displaystyle y-axis
    y=mx+b\displaystyle y=mx+b
  • A line’s equation in implicit form
    Ax+By+C=0\displaystyle Ax+By+C=0
  • The line of slope m\displaystyle m through the point (x1,y1)\displaystyle (x_1,y_1)
    y−y1\displaystyle y-y_1 =\displaystyle = m(x−x1)\displaystyle m(x-x_1)
  • Parallel lines
    m1\displaystyle m_1 =\displaystyle = m2\displaystyle m_2
  • Perpendicular lines
    m1⋅m2\displaystyle m_1\cdot m_2 =\displaystyle = −1\displaystyle -1
  • The slope – α\displaystyle \alpha the angle between the line and the positive direction of the x\displaystyle x-axis
    m\displaystyle m =\displaystyle = tan⁡α\displaystyle \tan\alpha

Similar triangles and midsegments

  • The similarity ratio – corresponding sides
    a1a2=b1b2=c1c2=k\displaystyle \frac{a_1}{a_2}=\frac{b_1}{b_2}=\frac{c_1}{c_2}=k
  • The ratio of the perimeters
    P1P2\displaystyle \frac{P_1}{P_2} =\displaystyle = k\displaystyle k
  • The ratio of the areas
    S1S2\displaystyle \frac{S_1}{S_2} =\displaystyle = k2\displaystyle k^{2}
  • The ratio of corresponding altitudes, medians and angle bisectors
    h1h2=m1m2=d1d2=k\displaystyle \frac{h_1}{h_2}=\frac{m_1}{m_2}=\frac{d_1}{d_2}=k
  • A triangle’s midsegment – DE\displaystyle DE parallel to BC\displaystyle BC
    DE\displaystyle DE =\displaystyle = 12BC\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}BC
  • A trapezoid’s midsegment – a\displaystyle a, b\displaystyle b the bases
    EF\displaystyle EF =\displaystyle = a+b2\displaystyle \frac{a+b}{2}

Trigonometry

  • Sine – a\displaystyle a the side opposite the angle, c\displaystyle c the hypotenuse
    sin⁡α\displaystyle \sin\alpha =\displaystyle = ac\displaystyle \frac{a}{c}
  • Cosine – b\displaystyle b the side adjacent to the angle
    cos⁡α\displaystyle \cos\alpha =\displaystyle = bc\displaystyle \frac{b}{c}
  • Tangent – the opposite side over the adjacent side
    tan⁡α\displaystyle \tan\alpha =\displaystyle = ab\displaystyle \frac{a}{b}
  • The tangent from the sine and the cosine
    tan⁡α\displaystyle \tan\alpha =\displaystyle = sin⁡αcos⁡α\displaystyle \frac{\sin\alpha}{\cos\alpha}
  • The identity from Pythagoras
    sin⁡2α+cos⁡2α\displaystyle \sin^{2}\alpha+\cos^{2}\alpha =\displaystyle = 1\displaystyle 1
  • Angles whose sum is 90∘\displaystyle 90^{\circ}
    sin⁡(90∘−α)\displaystyle \sin(90^{\circ}-\alpha) =\displaystyle = cos⁡α\displaystyle \cos\alpha
  • cos⁡(90∘−α)\displaystyle \cos(90^{\circ}-\alpha) =\displaystyle = sin⁡α\displaystyle \sin\alpha
  • The sine of an obtuse angle
    sin⁡(180∘−α)\displaystyle \sin(180^{\circ}-\alpha) =\displaystyle = sin⁡α\displaystyle \sin\alpha
  • A triangle’s area – γ\displaystyle \gamma the angle between the sides a\displaystyle a and b\displaystyle b
    S\displaystyle S =\displaystyle = 12absin⁡γ\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}ab\sin\gamma

Exact values

  • sin⁡30∘=cos⁡60∘=12\displaystyle \sin30^{\circ}=\cos60^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2}
  • sin⁡45∘=cos⁡45∘=22\displaystyle \sin45^{\circ}=\cos45^{\circ}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}
  • sin⁡60∘=cos⁡30∘=32\displaystyle \sin60^{\circ}=\cos30^{\circ}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
  • tan⁡30∘\displaystyle \tan30^{\circ} =\displaystyle = 33\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}
  • tan⁡45∘\displaystyle \tan45^{\circ} =\displaystyle = 1\displaystyle 1
  • tan⁡60∘\displaystyle \tan60^{\circ} =\displaystyle = 3\displaystyle \sqrt{3}

Special lines in a triangle

  • Where the medians meet, G\displaystyle G divides the median AD\displaystyle AD in the ratio 2:1\displaystyle 2:1
    AG\displaystyle AG =\displaystyle = 2GD\displaystyle 2GD
  • Where the medians meet, in coordinates
    G(x1+x2+x33, y1+y2+y33)\displaystyle G\left(\frac{x_1+x_2+x_3}{3},\ \frac{y_1+y_2+y_3}{3}\right)
  • The median AD\displaystyle AD splits the triangle into two triangles of equal area
    SABD\displaystyle S_{ABD} =\displaystyle = SACD\displaystyle S_{ACD}
  • The angle bisector theorem – AD\displaystyle AD bisects the angle A\displaystyle A
    BDDC\displaystyle \frac{BD}{DC} =\displaystyle = ABAC\displaystyle \frac{AB}{AC}