Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 syllabus for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Details of the assessment
List of formulas – Extended (Paper 2 and Paper 4)
This list of formulas will be included on page 2 of Paper 2 and Paper 4.
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Area, A, of triangle, base b, height h.
A=
Area, A, of circle of radius r.
A = πr2
Circumference, C, of circle of radius r.
C = 2πr
Curved surface area, A, of cylinder of radius r, height h.
A = 2rrh
Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l.
A = rrl
Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r.
A = 4rr 2
Volume, V, of prism, cross-sectional area A, length l.
V = Al
Volume, V, of pyramid, base area A, height h.
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V = Ah
3
Volume, V, of cylinder of radius r, height h.
V = rr 2 h
Volume, V, of cone of radius r, height h.
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V = rr 2 h
3
Volume, V, of sphere of radius r.
4
V = rr 3
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ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0
For the equation
x=
- b ! b 2 - 4ac
2a
For the triangle shown,
A
a
b
c
=
=
sin A sin B sin C
b
c
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
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Area = 2 ab sin C
B
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