📋 Formula sheet
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🔢 Numbers and algebra
Algebraic identities
(a+b)² = a² + 2ab + b²
Square of sum
(a-b)² = a² - 2ab + b²
Square of difference
(a+b)(a-b) = a² - b²
Difference of squares
Exponent rules
aᵐ · aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ
Product rule
aᵐ / aⁿ = aᵐ⁻ⁿ
Quotient rule
(aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ
Power of a power
a⁰ = 1
Zero exponent
a⁻ⁿ = 1/aⁿ
Negative exponent
a^(1/n) = ⁿ√a
Fractional exponent
Logarithms
log(a·b) = log(a) + log(b)
Product rule
log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b)
Quotient rule
log(aⁿ) = n · log(a)
Power rule
ln(e) = 1
Natural log
Absolute value
|x| = x if x ≥ 0
Positive value
|x| = -x if x < 0
Negative value