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⚡ Read This The Night Before The Exam!

Last Day Revision

The most important points from all 13 chapters — read this in 30 minutes and walk into the exam hall fully charged, Ishu (My Wife)! 🎯

⏱️ Estimated Read Time: 25–30 minutes · Cover all 13 chapters · Print and keep nearby!
📚 Chapter-by-Chapter Quick Hits
~5 Marks
Chapter 1
Relations & Functions
  • Equivalence = Reflexive + Symmetric + Transitive (ALL 3)
  • One-One: $f(a)=f(b) \Rightarrow a=b$
  • Onto: Range = Codomain
  • Inverse exists ↔ Bijective only
  • $fog \neq gof$. Apply rightmost function first!
~5 Marks
Chapter 2
Inverse Trigonometry
  • $\sin^{-1}x$ range: $[-\pi/2,\pi/2]$, $\cos^{-1}x$: $[0,\pi]$
  • $\sin^{-1}x + \cos^{-1}x = \pi/2$
  • $\cos^{-1}(-x) = \pi - \cos^{-1}x$ (NOT negative!)
  • $\tan^{-1}x+\tan^{-1}y$: add $\pi$ if $xy>1,x,y>0$
$2\tan^{-1}x = \sin^{-1}\!\left(\frac{2x}{1+x^2}\right)$
~5 Marks
Chapter 3
Matrices
  • $(AB)^T = B^TA^T$ — order reverses!
  • $(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1}A^{-1}$ — order reverses!
  • $A = \frac{A+A^T}{2} + \frac{A-A^T}{2}$ (Sym + Skew)
  • Symmetric: $A=A^T$. Skew: $A=-A^T$, diag=0
  • For 2×2 inverse: swap $a,d$; negate $b,c$; divide by det
~6 Marks
Chapter 4
Determinants
  • $|kA| = k^n|A|$ for $n\times n$ matrix!
  • $|AB| = |A||B|$
  • Cofactor sign: $(-1)^{i+j}$. Checkerboard pattern!
  • Area of triangle = $\frac{1}{2}|det|$. Always absolute value!
  • Collinear ↔ det = 0
  • $A^{-1} = \frac{1}{|A|}\text{adj}A$. AX=B: $X=A^{-1}B$
~8 Marks
Chapter 5
Continuity & Differentiability
  • Continuous at $c$: LHL = RHL = $f(c)$ (all 3!)
  • Diff ⟹ Continuous (converse FALSE. $|x|$ example!)
  • Chain rule: $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy}{du}\cdot\frac{du}{dx}$
  • $x^x$: use log differentiation! Not power rule.
  • $\frac{d}{dx}(\sin^{-1}x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$
  • $\frac{d}{dx}(\tan^{-1}x) = \frac{1}{1+x^2}$
~7 Marks
Chapter 6
Application of Derivatives
  • $f'(x)>0$: increasing. $f'(x)<0$: decreasing.
  • Maxima: $f''<0$. Minima: $f''>0$.
  • Absolute max/min: check critical points + ENDPOINTS!
  • Tangent slope = $f'(x_1)$. Normal slope = $-1/f'(x_1)$
  • Rate: $\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{dy}{dx}\cdot\frac{dx}{dt}$
~8 Marks
Chapter 7
Integrals
  • Always write $+C$ in indefinite integrals! Always!
  • Change limits when substituting in definite integrals
  • $\int e^x[f(x)+f'(x)]dx = e^xf(x)+C$
  • ILATE for by-parts: Inv Trig → Log → Algebra → Trig → Exp
  • $\int_a^b f = \int_a^b f(a+b-x)dx$ — key property!
  • Even: $\int_{-a}^a = 2\int_0^a$. Odd: $= 0$
~5 Marks
Chapter 8
Application of Integrals
  • Area = $\int_a^b|f(x)|dx$. Always positive!
  • Between curves: find intersection pts first = limits
  • Circle $x^2+y^2=r^2$: Area $=\pi r^2$
  • Ellipse: Area $=\pi ab$
  • Sketch rough graph always — it shows which is upper curve
~6 Marks
Chapter 9
Differential Equations
  • Order = highest derivative. Degree = power of highest.
  • General solution MUST have $C$. Particular = find $C$.
  • Variable separable: $f(x)dx = g(y)dy$, integrate both
  • Linear: $\frac{dy}{dx}+Py=Q$ → I.F. $= e^{\int Pdx}$
Solution: $y\cdot\text{I.F.} = \int Q\cdot\text{I.F.}\,dx + C$
~6 Marks
Chapter 10
Vector Algebra
  • Dot: $\vec{a}\cdot\vec{b}=|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|\cos\theta$. ⊥ ↔ dot=0
  • Cross: $|\vec{a}\times\vec{b}|=|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|\sin\theta$. ∥ ↔ cross=0
  • $\vec{a}\times\vec{b} = -(\vec{b}\times\vec{a})$ — anti-commutative!
  • Area of triangle $= \frac{1}{2}|\vec{a}\times\vec{b}|$
  • Coplanar ↔ scalar triple product $= 0$
~6 Marks
Chapter 11
3D Geometry
  • DC: normalize DR. $l^2+m^2+n^2=1$ for DCs only!
  • Angle btw lines: $\cos\theta = |\frac{\vec{b_1}\cdot\vec{b_2}}{|\vec{b_1}||\vec{b_2}|}|$
  • Pt from plane: $d=\frac{|ax_1+by_1+cz_1+d|}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}}$
  • Skew lines SD: $d=\frac{|(\vec{a_2}-\vec{a_1})\cdot(\vec{b_1}\times\vec{b_2})|}{|\vec{b_1}\times\vec{b_2}|}$
~5 Marks
Chapter 12
Linear Programming
  • Optimal value is ALWAYS at a corner point!
  • Make table: list ALL corner points, find $Z$ at each
  • Shade feasible region: test $(0,0)$ in each constraint
  • Find vertices by solving pairs of boundary equations
~8 Marks
Chapter 13
Probability
  • $P(A|B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}$. Always check $P(B)\neq 0$!
  • Independent: $P(A\cap B)=P(A)P(B)$
  • Total Prob.: $P(A)=\sum P(E_i)P(A|E_i)$ — find this FIRST
  • Bayes': $P(E_i|A)=\frac{P(E_i)P(A|E_i)}{P(A)}$
  • Binomial: $P(X=r)=\binom{n}{r}p^rq^{n-r}$, Mean$=np$, Var$=npq$
  • E(X): $\sum x_i P_i$. Var: $E(X^2)-[E(X)]^2$

You've Got This, Ishu! 🎯

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Sleep well tonight. Wake up fresh. Read this one more time in the morning. 80/80 is yours.