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288 Index<br />

Quartiles, 239<br />

Quotients, inequalities involving, 79<br />

Radians, 131, 158, 175<br />

Radius, 174<br />

Radix, 30<br />

Range, 230<br />

Ranking, 235<br />

Rates of change, 254<br />

Ratio and proportion, 8, 9<br />

Reciprocal, 14<br />

Rectangle, 166<br />

Rectangular axes, 83, 152<br />

co-ordinates, 164<br />

Rectangular prism, 180<br />

Reduction of non-linear laws to linear form, 117<br />

Reflex angle, 132, 133<br />

Relative frequency, 226<br />

Relative velocity, 212<br />

Resolution of vectors, 209<br />

Resultant phasors, by calculation, 215<br />

Rhombus, 166, 168<br />

Right angle, 132<br />

Right angled triangle, 134<br />

solution of, 145<br />

Rounding-off errors, 21<br />

Sample, 226<br />

Scalar quantities, 207<br />

Scalene triangle, 134<br />

Sector, 167, 174, 227<br />

area of, 167, 175<br />

Segment, 174<br />

Semicircle, 167, 174<br />

Semi-interquartile range, 239<br />

Sequences, 218<br />

Series, n’th term of, 218<br />

Square numbers, 219<br />

Set, 226, 230<br />

Sequence of numbers, 218<br />

Short division, 2<br />

Significant figures, 9<br />

Similar shapes, 172, 189<br />

Similar triangles, 137, 138, 186<br />

Simple equations, 47–51<br />

practical problems, 50–53<br />

Simple inequalities, 77, 78<br />

Simpson’s rule, 192, 264<br />

Simultaneous equations, 60–68, 94<br />

practical problems, 65–68<br />

Sine, 143, 145, 148<br />

graph of, 151, 155<br />

Sine rule, 198<br />

wave, 154, 155, 194<br />

Sinusoidal form A sin(ωt ± α), 158, 216<br />

Slope, 83<br />

Space diagram, 212<br />

Sphere, 180<br />

Square, 14, 166<br />

root, 14, 49, 50, 56, 71<br />

Square functions, inequalities involving, 79<br />

Standard deviation, 237<br />

Standard differentials, 254<br />

integrals, 257<br />

Standard form, 14, 17–19<br />

Statistical data, presentation of, 226<br />

Straight line graphs, 83<br />

practical problems, 88–91<br />

Subject of formulae, 27<br />

Successive differentiation, 255<br />

Sum to infinity of series, 222<br />

Supplementary angles, 132<br />

Surface areas of frusta of pyramids and cones, 186–189<br />

of solids, 180–185<br />

Symbols, 27<br />

Tally diagram, 230–232<br />

Tangent, 143, 148, 151, 174, 249, 253<br />

Terminating decimal, 9<br />

Term of series, 218<br />

Transposition of formulae, 54–59<br />

Transversal, 132<br />

Trapezium, 166, 188<br />

Trapezoidal rule, 191, 263<br />

Triangle, 131, 134, 166<br />

Triangles:<br />

area of, 21, 198<br />

congruent, 136<br />

construction of, 139, 140<br />

properties of, 134<br />

similar, 137, 138, 186<br />

Trigonometric ratios, 143, 144<br />

evaluation of, 148<br />

graphs of, 151<br />

Trigonometry, 142<br />

practical situations, 201–205<br />

Turning points, 95<br />

Ungrouped data, 227<br />

Upper class boundary, 230<br />

Use of calculator, 22–24, 103, 107, 111, 148, 164<br />

Vector addition, 207<br />

Vector subtraction, 210<br />

Vectors, 207<br />

resolution of, 209<br />

Vertical bar chart, 227<br />

Vertically opposite angles, 132<br />

Volumes of:<br />

common solids, 180<br />

frusta of pyramids and cones, 186<br />

irregular solids, 193<br />

similar shapes, 189<br />

Waveform addition, 214<br />

y-axis intercept, 84<br />

Young’s modulus of elasticity, 45, 90

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