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       Increase in value                                 Decrease in value
                    •  Increase in percentage =           × 100%     •  Decrease in percentage =             × 100%
                                             Original value                                    Original value  
                                         Error  
                    •  Percentage error =         × 100%
                                        Actual value 
                    PROFIT AND LOSS
                    Cost price (C.P.); Selling price (S.P.) and Marked price (M.P.)
                                                                                                    Profit
                    •   Profit = S.P. – C.P.         •   Loss = C.P. – S.P.           •   Profit% =        × 100%
                                                                                                  Cost price
                                  Loss                                                                 Discount
                    •   Loss% =         × 100%       •   S.P. = M.P. – Discount       •   Discount% =            × 100%
                               Cost price                                                            Marked price
                    SIMPLE INTEREST
                    We have:
                    Principal (P), Time (T), Rate of Interest (R), Simple Interest (S.I.) and Amount (A)
                             P ×  RT×                        SI                               SI
                                                              . . 100×
                                                                                               . . 100×
                    •   S.I. =                       •   P =                          •   R =
                               100                            RT×                              PT×
                            . . 100×
                           SI
                    •   T =                          •   A = P + S.I.
                             P ×  R
                    SPEED, DISTANCE AND TIME
                               Distance covered
                    •   Speed =                             •  Distance = Speed × Time taken
                                 Time taken
                              Distance covered                               Total distance covered
                    •   Time =                              •  Average speed =
                                  Speed                                        Total time taken
                    •   Relative speed:
                       (a)   When two objects are moving in the same direction, then their relative speed is equal to the difference of their speeds.
                       (b)   When two objects are moving in the opposite directions, their relative speed is equal to the sum of their speeds.
                    Conversion of units of speed
                                            –1
                                                    –1
                                                                                             –1
                                                                                                       –1
                    •   To convert speed in km h  into m s , multiply by   5  .   • To convert speed in m s  into km h , multiply by  18 .
                                                                 18                                                 5
                                                     –1
                                                                                              –1
                                                                                                        –1
                                            –1
                    •   To convert speed in km h  into cm s , multiply by   250 .   • To convert speed in cm s  into km h , multiply by   9  .
                                                                   9                                                250
                    CONGRUENCE OF TRIANGLES
                                   Criterion of congruency                  Explanation
                                        of triangles
                                                         Two triangles are congruent, if three sides of one triangle
                                           SSS           are equal to the corresponding three sides of the other
                                                         triangle.
                                                         Two triangles are congruent, if two sides and the included
                                           SAS           angle of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two
                                                         sides and the included angle of the other triangle.
                                                         Two triangles are congruent, if two angles and the included
                                           ASA           side of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two
                                                         angles and the included side of the other triangle.
                                                         Two right triangles are congruent, if the hypotenuse and
                                           RHS           any one side of one triangle are equal to the corresponding
                                                         hypotenuse and any one side of the other triangle.
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