IGCSE Maths Formula Sheet
This IGCSE Maths formula sheet brings together the maths formulas you need for Cambridge 0580: the ones printed in your exam paper for Core and Extended, and the important maths formulas you must learn yourself, from Pythagoras to compound interest. View it here or download the free PDF to print.
- 27 formulas
- 3 sections
- Checked 20 October 2026
Given in the exam: Core and Extended
Printed on page 2 of every 0580 paper, so understand them, but you do not need to memorise them.
- Area of a triangle
- Area of a circle
- Circumference of a circle
- Curved surface area of a cylinder
- Curved surface area of a cone (sloping edge l)
- Surface area of a sphere
- Volume of a prism (cross-section A, length l)
- Volume of a pyramid (base area A)
- Volume of a cylinder
- Volume of a cone
- Volume of a sphere
Given in the exam: Extended only
Added to the list on Papers 2 and 4.
- Quadratic formula, for ax² + bx + c = 0 (a ≠ 0)
- Sine rule
- Cosine rule
- Area of a triangle
Not given: formulas to learn
The syllabus expects you to know these, so learn them by heart.
- Pythagoras' theorem (c is the hypotenuse)
- Trigonometry in right-angled triangles
- Speed, distance and time
- Gradient of a straight line
- Equation of a straight line
- Midpoint of a line segmentExtended only
- Length of a line segmentExtended only
- Arc length (angle θ)
- Area of a sector (angle θ)
- Simple interest
- Compound interest (value after n years)
- Probability of an event not happening
Based on the List of formulas in the Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 syllabus for 2025, 2026 and 2027 (official source), checked 20 October 2026. Always check the formula list printed in your own exam paper.
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