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x = (-b ± √(b²-4ac)) / 2a
Solves ax² + bx + c = 0
a² + b² = c²
Right triangle: hypotenuse squared equals sum of squares of other sides
A = πr²
Area of a circle with radius r
C = 2πr
Circumference of a circle with radius r
d = √((x₂-x₁)² + (y₂-y₁)²)
Distance between two points in a plane
m = (y₂-y₁) / (x₂-x₁)
Slope of a line through two points
F = ma
Force equals mass times acceleration
KE = ½mv²
Energy of an object in motion
c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s
Speed of light in vacuum
V = IR
Voltage equals current times resistance
F = G(m₁m₂/r²)
Gravitational attraction between two masses
v = fλ
Wave speed = frequency × wavelength
PV = nRT
Pressure × Volume = moles × gas constant × temperature
M = mol/L
Concentration: moles of solute per liter of solution
pH = -log[H⁺]
Measure of hydrogen ion concentration
V = (4/3)πr³
Volume of a sphere with radius r
A = 4πr²
Surface area of a sphere
x̄ = Σxᵢ / n
Average of all values
σ = √(Σ(xᵢ-x̄)² / n)
Measure of spread in a dataset