EDEXCEL STUDENT CONFERENCE 2006
AS MATHEMATICS
STUDENT NOTES
South: Thursday 23rd March 2006, London

EXAMINATION HINTS
Before the examination
Obtain a copy of the formulae book ­ and use it! Write a list of and LEARN any formulae not in
the formulae book Learn basic definitions Make sure you know how to use your calculator!
Practise all the past papers - TO TIME!
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C1 KEY POINTS
C1 Algebra and functions
Surds (i) xy = yx × (ii)
xy
=xy
(iii) xbaxbxa ± = )( ± N.B. In general
yxyx ± ± Rationalising Given
1
a
, multiply by
aa
. Given
1 ba ±
, multiply by
ba
m ba
m
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