2D GEOMETRY FORMULAS

SQUARE
s = side
Area: A = s2
Perimeter: P = 4s

CIRCLE
r = radius, d = diameter
Diameter: d = 2r
Area: A = r 2
Circumference: C = 2r = d

s
s

RECTANGLE
l = length, w = width
Area: A = lw
Perimeter: P = 2l + 2w

w
l

TRIANGLE
b = base, h = height
Area: A = 12 bh
Perimeter: P = a + b + c

Area: A =

SECTOR OF CIRCLE
r = radius, = angle in radians
Area: A = 12 r 2
Arc Length: s = r

ELLIPSE

a = semimajor axis
b = semiminor axis
Area: A = ab

b
EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
s = side

Height: h = 23 s

b
a

Circumference:


p
C 3(a + b) (a + 3b)(b + 3a)
s

3 2
4 s

s
PARALLELOGRAM
b = base, h = height, a = side
Area: A = bh
Perimeter: P = 2a + 2b

ANNULUS
r = inner radius,
R = outer radius
Average Radius: = 21 (r + R)
Width: w = R r
Area: A = (R2 r 2 )
or A = 2w

b
TRAPEZOID
a, b = bases; h = height;
c, d = sides
Area: A = 21 (a + b)h
Perimeter:
P = a+b+c+d

a
c

h
b

REGULAR POLYGON
s = side length,
n = number of sides
Circumradius: R = 12 s csc( n )
Area: A = 41 ns2 cot( n )
or A = 21 nR2 sin( 2
n )

s
b

3D GEOMETRY FORMULAS
GENERAL CONE
OR PYRAMID
A = area of base, h = height
Volume: V = 13 Ah

CUBE
s

s = side
Volume: V = s3
Surface Area: S = 6s2

h
A

s
s

RECTANGULAR SOLID
l = length, w = width,
h = height
Volume: V = lwh
Surface Area:
S = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

RIGHT CIRCULAR CONE

h

r = radius, h = height
Volume: V = 13 r 2 h
SurfaceArea:
S = r r 2 + h2 + r 2

h
r

SPHERE
r = radius
Volume: V = 43 r 3
Surface Area: S = 4r 2

RIGHT CIRCULAR
CYLINDER
r = radius, h = height
Volume: V = r 2 h
Surface Area: S = 2rh + 2r 2

FRUSTUM OF A CONE
r = top radius, R = base radius,
h = height, s = slant height
Volume: V = 3 (r 2 + rR + R2 )h
Surface Area:
S = s(R + r) + r 2 + R2

r
s
h

SQUARE PYRAMID
h

s = side, h = height
Volume: V = 13 s2 h
Surface Area:

S = s(s + s2 + 4h2 )

h
s
s

R
TORUS
r = tube radius,
R = torus radius
Volume: V = 2 2 r 2 R
Surface Area: S = 4 2 rR

r
REGULAR TETRAHEDRON
s = side
3
1
2s
Volume: V = 12

Surface Area: S = 3s2