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A = Area, P = Perimeter, V = Volume

Plane shapes

Square
A = a2 Internal angle = 90

P = 4a External angle = 90

Number of diagonals ND = 2

Rectangle
A = bh

P = 2b + 2h

Parallelogram
A = bh

P = 2b + 2a

Rhombus
d D
A=
2

P = 4a

4a 2 = d 2 + D 2

Trapezoid (trapezium)
b+B
A= h
2

P =a+b+ B+c

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Right trapezoid
b+B
A= h
2

P = a+b+ B+h

a 2 = ( B b) 2 + h 2

Equilateral triangle
ah 3 2
A= = a Internal angle = 60
2 4
3
P = 3a , h= a External angle = 120
2
Number of diagonals ND = 0

Isosceles triangle
bh absin A
A= =
2 2

P = 2a + b , h = a sin A

4a 2 = 4h 2 + b 2

Scalene triangle bh
A=
2

P =a+b+c

h = c sin A = a sin C

Right triangle
ba
A= a = c sin A = c cos B
2

P =a+b+c b = c sin B = c cos A

c2 = a 2 + b2

Regular pentagon
5ab 5 2 5
A= = r 10 + 2 5 = r 2 sin 72
2 8 2
P = 5b 4r 2 = 4a 2 + b 2 Internal angle = 108
r
b= 10 2 5 = 2r sin 36 External angle = 72
2
r
a= 6 + 2 5 = r cos 36 Number of diagonals ND = 5
4
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Regular hexagon
3 3 2
A= b = 3b 2 sin 60 Internal angle = 120
2
P = 6b External angle = 60

3
a= b = bcos 30 Number of diagonals ND = 9
2

( ) 2b 2 2b 2
Regular octagon
A = 4ab = 8a 2 tan 22.5 = 8 2 8 a 2 = =
tan 22.5 2 1
P = 8b = 16atan 22.5 Internal angle = 135
a = r cos 22.5 External angle = 45
b = 2r sin 22.5 Number of diagonals ND = 20

Regular polygon (n sides) Internal angle :

nab 180
A= = na 2 tan (n 2)180
2 n =
n
180 External angle :
P = nb = 2natan
n = 180
Number of diagonals :
180 180
a = r cos b = 2r sin n(n 3)
n n ND =
2
Circle
A = r2

P = 2 r

Circular sector

A = r2
360

L=r
180

P = 2r + L is expressed in sexagesimal degrees

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Circular segment
sin
A = r2
360 2

h = r 1 cos c = 2r sin L=r
2 2 180

h c2
P = L+c, r= + is expressed in sexagesimal degrees
2 8h

Circular triangle
sin
A = r2 c = 2r sin
2 2

P = 2r + c is expressed in sexagesimal degrees

Circular trapezoid

(
A = R2 r 2 ) 360

P = 2 ( R + r ) + 2( R r )
360
is expressed in sexagesimal degrees

Annulus
(
A = R2 r 2 )
P = 2 ( R + r )

Ellipse
A = ab

P ( a + b)

/2
P = 4 a 2sin 2t + b 2 cos 2 t dt
0

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Solid shapes

Cube (hexahedron)
A = 6 a2

AFACE = a 2

V = a3

Right prism
A = 2ab + 2ac + 2bc

V = abc

Cylinder
ATOTAL = 2 r (h + r )

ABASES = 2 r 2 ALATERAL = 2 r h

V = r 2 h

Cone
ATOTAL = r g + r 2

ABASE = r 2 ALATERAL = r g

r 2 h
V= g 2 = h2 + r 2
3

Pyramid
ATOTAL = ALAT + ABASE

PerimeterBASE hC
ALAT =
2

ABASE h
V=
3

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Sphere
A = 4r 2

4r 3
V=
3

Spherical segment
ATOTAL = ALATERAL + ABASE

ABASE =
c2
4
ALATERAL = 2 r h =
4
(
2
c + 4h 2 )
3c 2 h h c2
V= h + h 2 = h 2 r r= +
6 4 3 2 8h

Torus
A = 2 Dd = 2 ( R 2 r 2 )

2 2
V= Dd 2 = ( R + r )( R r ) 2
4 4

D = R+r, d = Rr

Tetrahedron
A = 3 a2

3 2 3 6
AFACE = a hC = a h= a
4 2 3

2 3
V= a
12

Octahedron
A = 2 3 a2

3 2
AFACE = a
4

2 3
V= a
3

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Dodecahedron
A = 3 25 + 10 5 a 2

25 + 10 5 2
AFACE = a
4

15 + 7 5 3
V= a
4
Icosahedron
A = 5 3 a2

3 2
AFACE = a
4

V=
5
12
(3 + 5 a3 )

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