Perimeter, Area, and Volume

1. The perimeter of a polygon (or any other closed curve, such as a circle) is the distance around the
outside.

2. The area of a simple, closed, planar curve is the amount of space inside.

3. The volume of a solid 3D3D shape is the amount of space displaced by it.

Some formulas for common 22 -dimensional plane figures and 33 -dimensional solids are given below.
The answers have one, two, or three dimensions; perimeter is measured in linear units , area is
measured in square units , and volume is measured in cubic units .

Table 11 . Perimeter Formulas

Shape Formula Variables

ss is the
Square P=4sP=4s length of the
side of the
square.

LL and WW 
are the
lengths of
Rectangle P=2L+2WP=2L+2W the
rectangle's
sides (length
and width).

a,ba,b ,
Triangle a+b+ca+b+c and cc are
the side
lengths.

aa and bb ar
Right Triangle, with e the lengths
P=a+b+a2+b2−−−−−
legs aaand bb (seePytha of the two
gorean Theorem )
−√P=a+b+a2+b2 legs of the
triangle

rr is the
radius
Circle P=C=2πr=πdP=C=2πr=πd
and dd is the
diameter.
 Table 2. Area Formulas

Variable
Shape Formula
s

ss is the
Squar length of
e A=s2A=s2 the side
of the
square.

LL and 
WW are
the
lengths
Recta   of the
ngle A=LWA=LW rectangle
's sides
(length
and
width).

bb and h
Triang h are the
le
A=12bhA=12bh
base and
height

aa , bb ,
and ccar
e the
A=s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)−−−−−−−−−−−− side
Triang
le −−−−−−√where  s=a + b + c2A=s(s−a)(s−b) lengths
(s−c)where  s=a + b + c2 and ssis
the
semiperi
meter

bb is the
length of
Parall   the base
elogra
m
A=bhA=bh and hh i
s the
height.

Trape A=b1 + b22hA=b1 + b22h b1b1 an

zoid
d b2b2 a
re the
lengths
of the
parallel
sides
 and hhth
e
distance
(height)
between
the
parallels.

Circle A=πr2A=πr2 rr is the

radius.
 

Table 3. Volume Formulas

Shape Formula Variables

Cube
V=s3V=s3 ss is the length of the side.

Right Rectangular LL is the length, WW is the

V=LWHV=LWH
Prism width and HH is the height.

AA is the area of the

Prism or Cylinder V=AhV=Ah
base, hh is the height.

AA is the area of the

Pyramid or Cone V=13AhV=13Ah
base, hh is the height.

Sphere V=43πr3V=43πr3 rr is the radius.