423527 list of formulae and statistical tables

List MF10
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

FURTHER MATHEMATICS (9231)

LIST OF FORMULAE
AND
STATISTICAL TABLES

PURE MATHEMATICS
Algebraic series
n

n

n

∑ r = 12 n(n + 1) ,

∑ r3 = 14 n2(n + 1)2


∑ r2 = 16 n(n + 1)(2n + 1) ,

r =1

r =1

r =1

Binomial expansion:
n
n
n
(a + b)n = a n +   a n −1b +   a n − 2b2 +   a n −3b3 +
1
2
 
 
 3


 + b , where n is a positive
n

integer
n!
n
and   =
 r  r!(n − r)!
Maclaurin’s expansion:

 + xn! f (0) + 
n(n − 1)
n(n − 1)  (n − r + 1)
x +
x ++
= 1 + nx +
r!
2!
x
x

x
+ ++ +
e = 1+ x +
r!
2! 3!
x
x
(−1) x
+
sin x = x − + −  +
3! 5!
(2r + 1)!

f( x) = f(0) + x f ′(0) +
(1 + x)n

n

x2
f ′′(0) +

2!

(n )

r

2

2

x

3

cos x = 1 −

r

3


 + (−(12)r)!x + 

x 2 x3
+ −
2
3

 + (−1)r

r +1 x r

+

(all x)



sin( A ± B) ≡ sin A cos B ± cos A sin B

#


cos( A ± B) ≡ cos A cos B sin A sin B
tan A ± tan B
1 tan A tan B

#

sin 3A ≡ 3 sin A − 4 sin3 A
cos 3A ≡ 4 cos3 A − 3 cos A
sin P + sin Q ≡ 2 sin 12 ( P + Q ) cos 12 ( P − Q )
sin P − sin Q ≡ 2 cos 12 ( P + Q ) sin 12 ( P − Q )
cos P + cos Q ≡ 2 cos 12 ( P + Q ) cos 12 ( P − Q )
cos P − cos Q ≡ −2 sin 12 ( P + Q ) sin 12 ( P − Q)

If t = tan 12 x then:
sin x =

2t
1 + t2


and

2

(all x)

r 2r

Trigonometry

tan( A ± B) ≡

(all x)

r 2r +1

5

x 2 x4
+ −

2! 4!

ln(1 + x) = x −

( x < 1)

cos x =

1 − t2
1 + t2

( −1 < x ≤ 1)

Principal values:
− 12 π ≤ sin −1 x ≤ 12 π

( x ≤ 1)

0 ≤ cos−1 x ≤ π


( x ≤ 1)

− 12 π < tan −1 x < 12 π

Integrals
(Arbitrary constants are omitted; a denotes a positive constant.)

∫ f( x) dx

f(x)

x2

1 −1 x 
tan  
a
a

1
+ a2


a2 − x2

x
sin−1 
a

( x < a)

x2

1
− a2

1  x − a
ln

2a  x + a 

( x > a)


a2

1
− x2

1 a + x
ln

2a  a − x 

( x < a)

1

ln(sec x + tan x)

sec x

(x

Numerical methods
Trapezium rule:

∫a f( x) dx ≈ 12 h{y0 + 2( y1 + y2 +  + yn −1) + yn} , where h =
b

The Newton-Raphson iteration for approximating a root of f( x) = 0 :
xr +1 = xr −

f( xr )
f ′( xr )

Vectors
The point dividing AB in the ratio λ : µ has position vector

3

µa + λb
λ+µ

b−a
n

< 12 π )

MECHANICS
Centres of mass of uniform bodies
Triangular lamina:

2
3

along median from vertex

Solid hemisphere of radius r:

3r
8

Hemispherical shell of radius r:

from centre
1r
2

from centre

r sin α
from centre
α
2r sin α
Circular sector of radius r and angle 2α :
from centre

Circular arc of radius r and angle 2α :

Solid cone or pyramid of height h:

3h
4

from vertex

Moments of inertia for uniform bodies of mass m
Thin rod, length 2l, about perpendicular axis through centre:

1 ml 2
3

Rectangular lamina, sides 2a and 2b, about perpendicular axis through centre:
Disc or solid cylinder of radius r about axis:
Solid sphere of radius r about a diameter:

1 mr 2
2

2 mr 2
5

Spherical shell of radius r about a diameter:

2 mr 2
3

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Sampling and testing
Unbiased variance estimate from a single sample:
s2 =

1  2 (Σx)2 
1
Σ( x − x )2
=
 Σx −
n  n −1
n − 1

Two-sample estimate of a common variance:
s2 =

Σ( x1 − x1)2 + Σ( x2 − x2 )2
n1 + n2 − 2

Regression and correlation
Estimated product moment correlation coefficient:
Σ xΣ y
n
r=
=
{Σ( x − x )2}{Σ( y − y)2}  Σx2 − (Σx)2   Σy 2 − (Σy)2 
n 
n 

Σxy −

Σ( x − x )( y − y )

Estimated regression line of y on x:
y − y = b( x − x ),

where b =

4

Σ( x − x )( y − y )
Σ( x − x )2

1 m(a 2
3

+ b2 )

THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
If Z has a normal distribution with mean 0 and
variance 1 then, for each value of z, the table gives
the value of Φ(z) , where
Φ( z) = P(Z ≤ z) .

For negative values of z use Φ(− z) = 1 − Φ( z) .
1

2

3

4

7

8 9

0.5359
0.5753
0.6141
0.6517
0.6879

4
4
4
4
4

8
8
8
7
7

12
12
12
11
11

16
16
15
15
14

24
24
23
22
22

28
28
27
26
25

32
32
31
30
29

36
36
35
34
32

0.7190
0.7517
0.7823
0.8106
0.8365

0.7224
0.7549
0.7852
0.8133
0.8389

3 7 10 14 17 20
3 7 10 13 16 19
3 6 9 12 15 18
3 5 8 11 14 16
3 5 8 10 13 15

24
23
21
19
18

27
26
24
22
20

31
29
27
25
23

0.8577
0.8790
0.8980
0.9147
0.9292

0.8599
0.8810
0.8997
0.9162
0.9306

0.8621
0.8830
0.9015
0.9177
0.9319

2
2
2
2
1

5
4
4
3
3

7
6
6
5
4

9 12 14 16 19 21
8 10 12 14 16 18
7 9 11 13 15 17
6 8 10 11 13 14
6 7 8 10 11 13

0.9406
0.9515
0.9608
0.9686
0.9750

0.9418
0.9525
0.9616
0.9693
0.9756

0.9429
0.9535
0.9625
0.9699
0.9761

0.9441
0.9545
0.9633
0.9706
0.9767

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
1
1

4
3
3
2
2

5
4
4
3
2

6
5
4
4
3

7
6
5
4
4

8 10 11
7 8 9
6 7 8
5 6 6
4 5 5

0.9798
0.9842
0.9878
0.9906
0.9929

0.9803
0.9846
0.9881
0.9909
0.9931

0.9808
0.9850
0.9884
0.9911
0.9932

0.9812
0.9854
0.9887
0.9913
0.9934

0.9817
0.9857
0.9890
0.9916
0.9936

0
0
0
0
0

1
1
1
1
0

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
1
1
1

2
2
2
1
1

3
2
2
2
1

3
3
2
2
1

4
3
3
2
2

4
4
3
2
2

0.9946
0.9960
0.9970
0.9978
0.9984

0.9948
0.9961
0.9971
0.9979
0.9985

0.9949
0.9962
0.9972
0.9979
0.9985

0.9951
0.9963
0.9973
0.9980
0.9986

0.9952
0.9964
0.9974
0.9981
0.9986

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0

1
1
0
0
0

1
1
1
0
0

1
1
1
0
0

1
1
1
1
0

1
1
1
1
0

z

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4

0.5000
0.5398
0.5793
0.6179
0.6554

0.5040
0.5438
0.5832
0.6217
0.6591

0.5080
0.5478
0.5871
0.6255
0.6628

0.5120
0.5517
0.5910
0.6293
0.6664

0.5160
0.5557
0.5948
0.6331
0.6700

0.5199
0.5596
0.5987
0.6368
0.6736

0.5239
0.5636
0.6026
0.6406
0.6772

0.5279
0.5675
0.6064
0.6443
0.6808

0.5319
0.5714
0.6103
0.6480
0.6844

0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9

0.6915
0.7257
0.7580
0.7881
0.8159

0.6950
0.7291
0.7611
0.7910
0.8186

0.6985
0.7324
0.7642
0.7939
0.8212

0.7019
0.7357
0.7673
0.7967
0.8238

0.7054
0.7389
0.7704
0.7995
0.8264

0.7088
0.7422
0.7734
0.8023
0.8289

0.7123
0.7454
0.7764
0.8051
0.8315

0.7157
0.7486
0.7794
0.8078
0.8340

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

0.8413
0.8643
0.8849
0.9032
0.9192

0.8438
0.8665
0.8869
0.9049
0.9207

0.8461
0.8686
0.8888
0.9066
0.9222

0.8485
0.8708
0.8907
0.9082
0.9236

0.8508
0.8729
0.8925
0.9099
0.9251

0.8531
0.8749
0.8944
0.9115
0.9265

0.8554
0.8770
0.8962
0.9131
0.9279

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9

0.9332
0.9452
0.9554
0.9641
0.9713

0.9345
0.9463
0.9564
0.9649
0.9719

0.9357
0.9474
0.9573
0.9656
0.9726

0.9370
0.9484
0.9582
0.9664
0.9732

0.9382
0.9495
0.9591
0.9671
0.9738

0.9394
0.9505
0.9599
0.9678
0.9744

2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

0.9772
0.9821
0.9861
0.9893
0.9918

0.9778
0.9826
0.9864
0.9896
0.9920

0.9783
0.9830
0.9868
0.9898
0.9922

0.9788
0.9834
0.9871
0.9901
0.9925

0.9793
0.9838
0.9875
0.9904
0.9927

2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9

0.9938
0.9953
0.9965
0.9974
0.9981

0.9940
0.9955
0.9966
0.9975
0.9982

0.9941
0.9956
0.9967
0.9976
0.9982

0.9943
0.9957
0.9968
0.9977
0.9983

0.9945
0.9959
0.9969
0.9977
0.9984

5 6
ADD
20
20
19
19
18

Critical values for the normal distribution
If Z has a normal distribution with mean 0 and
variance 1 then, for each value of p, the table
gives the value of z such that
P(Z ≤ z) = p .
p
z

0.75
0.674

0.90
1.282

0.95
1.645

0.975
1.960

0.99
2.326

5

0.995
2.576

0.9975
2.807

0.999
3.090

0.9995
3.291

CRITICAL VALUES FOR THE t-DISTRIBUTION
If T has a t-distribution with ν degrees of
freedom then, for each pair of values of p and ν,
the table gives the value of t such that
P(T ≤ t ) = p .

p

0.75

0.90

0.95

0.975

0.99

0.995

0.9975

0.999

0.9995

ν=1
2
3
4

1.000
0.816
0.765
0.741

3.078
1.886
1.638
1.533

6.314
2.920
2.353
2.132

12.71
4.303
3.182
2.776

31.82
6.965
4.541
3.747

63.66
9.925
5.841
4.604

127.3
14.09
7.453
5.598

318.3
22.33
10.21
7.173

636.6
31.60
12.92
8.610

5
6
7
8
9

0.727
0.718
0.711
0.706
0.703

1.476
1.440
1.415
1.397
1.383

2.015
1.943
1.895
1.860
1.833

2.571
2.447
2.365
2.306
2.262

3.365
3.143
2.998
2.896
2.821

4.032
3.707
3.499
3.355
3.250

4.773
4.317
4.029
3.833
3.690

5.894
5.208
4.785
4.501
4.297

6.869
5.959
5.408
5.041
4.781

10
11
12
13
14

0.700
0.697
0.695
0.694
0.692

1.372
1.363
1.356
1.350
1.345

1.812
1.796
1.782
1.771
1.761

2.228
2.201
2.179
2.160
2.145

2.764
2.718
2.681
2.650
2.624

3.169
3.106
3.055
3.012
2.977

3.581
3.497
3.428
3.372
3.326

4.144
4.025
3.930
3.852
3.787

4.587
4.437
4.318
4.221
4.140

15
16
17
18
19

0.691
0.690
0.689
0.688
0.688

1.341
1.337
1.333
1.330
1.328

1.753
1.746
1.740
1.734
1.729

2.131
2.120
2.110
2.101
2.093

2.602
2.583
2.567
2.552
2.539

2.947
2.921
2.898
2.878
2.861

3.286
3.252
3.222
3.197
3.174

3.733
3.686
3.646
3.610
3.579

4.073
4.015
3.965
3.922
3.883

20
21
22
23
24

0.687
0.686
0.686
0.685
0.685

1.325
1.323
1.321
1.319
1.318

1.725
1.721
1.717
1.714
1.711

2.086
2.080
2.074
2.069
2.064

2.528
2.518
2.508
2.500
2.492

2.845
2.831
2.819
2.807
2.797

3.153
3.135
3.119
3.104
3.091

3.552
3.527
3.505
3.485
3.467

3.850
3.819
3.792
3.768
3.745

25
26
27
28
29

0.684
0.684
0.684
0.683
0.683

1.316
1.315
1.314
1.313
1.311

1.708
1.706
1.703
1.701
1.699

2.060
2.056
2.052
2.048
2.045

2.485
2.479
2.473
2.467
2.462

2.787
2.779
2.771
2.763
2.756

3.078
3.067
3.057
3.047
3.038

3.450
3.435
3.421
3.408
3.396

3.725
3.707
3.689
3.674
3.660

30
40
60
120


0.683
0.681
0.679
0.677
0.674

1.310
1.303
1.296
1.289
1.282

1.697
1.684
1.671
1.658
1.645

2.042
2.021
2.000
1.980
1.960

2.457
2.423
2.390
2.358
2.326

2.750
2.704
2.660
2.617
2.576

3.030
2.971
2.915
2.860
2.807

3.385
3.307
3.232
3.160
3.090

3.646
3.551
3.460
3.373
3.291

6

CRITICAL VALUES FOR THE

χ 2 -DISTRIBUTION

If X has a χ 2 -distribution with ν degrees of
freedom then, for each pair of values of p and ν,
the table gives the value of x such that
P( X ≤ x) = p

p

0.01

0.025

0.05

0.9

0.95

0.975

0.99

0.995

0.999

ν=1
2
3
4

0.031571
0.02010
0.1148
0.2971

0.039821
0.05064
0.2158
0.4844

0.023932
0.1026
0.3518
0.7107

2.706
4.605
6.251
7.779

3.841
5.991
7.815
9.488

5.024
7.378
9.348
11.14

6.635
9.210
11.34
13.28

7.879
10.60
12.84
14.86

10.83
13.82
16.27
18.47

5
6
7
8
9

0.5543
0.8721
1.239
1.647
2.088

0.8312
1.237
1.690
2.180
2.700

1.145
1.635
2.167
2.733
3.325

9.236
10.64
12.02
13.36
14.68

11.07
12.59
14.07
15.51
16.92

12.83
14.45
16.01
17.53
19.02

15.09
16.81
18.48
20.09
21.67

16.75
18.55
20.28
21.95
23.59

20.51
22.46
24.32
26.12
27.88

10
11
12
13
14

2.558
3.053
3.571
4.107
4.660

3.247
3.816
4.404
5.009
5.629

3.940
4.575
5.226
5.892
6.571

15.99
17.28
18.55
19.81
21.06

18.31
19.68
21.03
22.36
23.68

20.48
21.92
23.34
24.74
26.12

23.21
24.73
26.22
27.69
29.14

25.19
26.76
28.30
29.82
31.32

29.59
31.26
32.91
34.53
36.12

15
16
17
18
19

5.229
5.812
6.408
7.015
7.633

6.262
6.908
7.564
8.231
8.907

7.261
7.962
8.672
9.390
10.12

22.31
23.54
24.77
25.99
27.20

25.00
26.30
27.59
28.87
30.14

27.49
28.85
30.19
31.53
32.85

30.58
32.00
33.41
34.81
36.19

32.80
34.27
35.72
37.16
38.58

37.70
39.25
40.79
42.31
43.82

20
21
22
23
24

8.260
8.897
9.542
10.20
10.86

9.591
10.28
10.98
11.69
12.40

10.85
11.59
12.34
13.09
13.85

28.41
29.62
30.81
32.01
33.20

31.41
32.67
33.92
35.17
36.42

34.17
35.48
36.78
38.08
39.36

37.57
38.93
40.29
41.64
42.98

40.00
41.40
42.80
44.18
45.56

45.31
46.80
48.27
49.73
51.18

25
30
40
50
60

11.52
14.95
22.16
29.71
37.48

13.12
16.79
24.43
32.36
40.48

14.61
18.49
26.51
34.76
43.19

34.38
40.26
51.81
63.17
74.40

37.65
43.77
55.76
67.50
79.08

40.65
46.98
59.34
71.42
83.30

44.31
50.89
63.69
76.15
88.38

46.93
53.67
66.77
79.49
91.95

52.62
59.70
73.40
86.66
99.61

70
80
90
100

45.44
53.54
61.75
70.06

48.76
57.15
65.65
74.22

51.74
60.39
69.13
77.93

85.53
96.58
107.6
118.5

90.53
101.9
113.1
124.3

95.02
106.6
118.1
129.6

100.4
112.3
124.1
135.8

104.2
116.3
128.3
140.2

112.3
124.8
137.2
149.4

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CRITICAL VALUES FOR THE PRODUCT MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

Significance level
One-tail
Two-tail

5%
10%

2.5%
5%

1%
2%

0.5%
1%

n=3
4

0.988
0.900

0.997
0.950

0.980

0.990

5
6
7
8
9

0.805
0.729
0.669
0.621
0.582

0.878
0.811
0.754
0.707
0.666

0.934
0.882
0.833
0.789
0.750

0.959
0.917
0.875
0.834
0.798

10
11
12
13
14

0.549
0.521
0.497
0.476
0.458

0.632
0.602
0.576
0.553
0.532

0.715
0.685
0.658
0.634
0.612

0.765
0.735
0.708
0.684
0.661

15
16
17
18
19

0.441
0.426
0.412
0.400
0.389

0.514
0.497
0.482
0.468
0.456

0.592
0.574
0.558
0.543
0.529

0.641
0.623
0.606
0.590
0.575

20
25
30
35
40

0.378
0.337
0.306
0.283
0.264

0.444
0.396
0.361
0.334
0.312

0.516
0.462
0.423
0.392
0.367

0.561
0.505
0.463
0.430
0.403

45
50
60
70
80

0.248
0.235
0.214
0.198
0.185

0.294
0.279
0.254
0.235
0.220

0.346
0.328
0.300
0.278
0.260

0.380
0.361
0.330
0.306
0.286

90
100

0.174
0.165

0.207
0.197

0.245
0.232

0.270
0.256

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