Category: Basic Mathematics Study Notes

  Exercise 1.      Plot the following point. P (2,2), T (-1, -2), L (2, -1) 2.      In which quadrants is the? a.      Abscissa positive?          I b.      Ordinate...

Algebra is a study which deals with situations whereby some values unknown. Normally these unknown are represented by letters. Those letters are also referred to as variables....

PYTHAGORAS THEOREMPythagoras theorem is used to solve problems involving right angled triangles. Statement: In a right- angled triangle the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the...

     SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS                        Solving simultaneous equations graphically, the solution is given by the point of intersection of the two lines. Examples 1.  Solve graphically the following simultaneous...

  EXPONENTS: –          Is  the repeated product of real number by itself e.g. i) 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 24        ii) 6 x...

                                                                                                                  PERIMETER: The perimeter is the length of a closed curve. It is measured in centimeters, meter, kilometer etc To find the perimeter of a shape,...

Introduction The position of points on a line found by using a number line, that is       When two number lines one vertical and another...

Similar figures:Two polygons are said to be similar if they have the same shape but not necessarily the same size. When two figures are similar to each...

    Trigonometrical ratios in a unit circleThe three trigonometrical ratios of sine, cosine and tangent have been defined earlier, using the sides of a right-angled triangle as...