Formulas for

Geometry
Mr. Ryan
Don’t Get Scared!!!
• Evil mathematicians have
created formulas to save you
time. But, they always change
the letters of the formulas to
scare you!

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 Perimeter
• Any shape’s “perimeter” is the
outside of the shape…like a
fence around a yard.

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Perimeter
• To calculate the perimeter of
any shape, just add up “each”
line segment of the “fence”.

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Perimeter
• Triangles have 3 sides…add up
each sides length.

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8

8+8+8=24
8 The Perimeter is 24
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Perimeter
• A square has 4 sides of a fence
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12 12

12+12+12+12=48
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Perimeter
• Sometimes, problems may only
give you two measurements for
a square or rectangle.
• No problem…use the formula
for squares/rectangles (only!)

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Remember
• Squares ALL sides are equal…so if they
give you one side, you know ALL the sides
• Length=the Largest side
• If they “leave” numbers out, they are equal
to their opposite side. If they give you the
bottom of a square/rectangle type shape then
the top is the same

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The Same!!
• If the bottom is 15…the top is…

15
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Square/Rectangle Formula
• Perimeter=2(Length+Width)
• P= 2(25+14) P=2(20+20)
• P= 50+28 P=40+40
• P= 78 P=80

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20
25
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Other shapes
• Just add up EACH segment

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8 sides, each side 10 so 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10=80

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Odd shapes
• Count ALL sides
• Remember if one side blank, it’s equal to its opposite
25+25=50 (for Length) 15+5+15+5=40 (for Width)

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Perimeter=90
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Area
• Area is the ENTIRE INSIDE of
a shape
• It is always measured in
“squares” (sq. inch, sq ft)

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AREA
• Square units means that “that” many squares fit inside that shape (if
measured in feet…it’s feet…if meters…it’s meters. In this example the
area is 4 square units…note 4 squares fit)

1 2

3 4

2 units (ft, in, m)

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Area of Squares/Rectangles

• Length x Width=Area

Length(2) xWidth(2) = 4 square units

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Parallelogram Area
• Same idea as squares &
rectangles, but they change the
words to Base (length:bottom of
shape) and height (width)

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Parallelogram Area
• Area=Base x Height
• (Area=length x width)
The diagonal line is NOT
5 the height!!!
Height (width)

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BASE (length)
Base 8 x Height 5 = Area 40
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REAL formula for area of
squares
• Area= S^2
• Area= Side x Side (side
squared) (just a different way of
saying length x width)
Side one

Side two
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Different Names/Same idea
• Length x Width = Area

• Side x Side = Area

• Base x Height = Area

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Area of a Triangle
• ½ Base x Height = Area
• (It’s ½ because ½ of the
“square” is missing) Height
5
Base
8

Height
½ Base x Height = Area
½ (8) x 5 = Area
4 x 5 = 20
Base
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Area of a Circle
• Pi= 3.14
• Radius: from center (origin) of
circle to ANY side
• Area= pi x (Radius x Radius)

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Circumference of a Circle
• Perimeter/Circumference = pi x diameter
• Pi is always 3.14
• Circumference is a fancy name for perimeter
• The diameter is a line from one side to the
other side of a circle through its origin (It’s
twice the radius)

If the radius is 5, then the diameter is 10

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Area of a circle
• Area = piR^2
• Pi = 3.14 and R=Radius

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Radius

Area=3.14 x (5 x 5) Perimeter = 3.14 x 10

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You’re Done
• Squares, rectangles and
parallelograms area are almost the
same (LxW)
• Triangles are ½ cause your missing
½
• Circles have fancy names, but just
follow the formula

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 
• For most tests you will have the
formulas given to you. Just
remember which one to use for
which shape and you’ll do fine.

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