GEOMETRY

Areas of focus:

1. Area and perimeter of basic two-dimensional objects: triangles, rectangles,

circles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and ellipses
2. Volume and surface area of three-dimensional objects: cubes, spheres,
parallelepipeds, ellipsoids, and cones
3. Relation among angles when lines intersect
4. Relation among angles when parallel lines intersect a line
5. Relations between angle of a triangle
6. Similar triangles
7. Pythagorean theorem
8. Pythagorean triplets
9. Centroid of geometric objects
10. Approximation of area and volume

Area and perimeter of basic two-dimensional objects:

The following is a listing of the area and/or perimeter of a triangle, rectangle,

parallelogram, trapezoid, circle, sector of a circle, and ellipse.

Triangle:

b = base

h = height
Rectangle/Square:

Area = a b

Perimeter = 2 (a + b)

Parallelogram:

Area = a h

Perimeter =

Area = constant for parallelograms with equal base

and equal height.
Trapezoid:

Circle:

r = radius

d = diameter =2r

Area =

Circumference =

Sectors of a circles:
 Arc Length,

Angle measured in radians,

Sector area =

Ellipses:

Volume and surface area of three-dimensional objects:

The following is a listing of the surface area and/or volume of a cube, parallelepiped,
cylinder, sphere, cone, and pyramid.

Cubes and rectangular parallelepipeds:

 Volume = abc

Surface area = 2(ab+bc+ca)

Parallelepipeds:

A = Area of base

h = Height

Volume = Ah

Right Circular Cylinder:

Volume =

Lateral surface =
Spheres:

r = radius

Cones:

l2 = r2 + h2
Pyramid or irregular cone:

Relation among angles when lines intersect:

Opposing angles are equal when two straight lines intersect, and adjacent angles add to
180o (i.e., ).

Relation among angles when parallel lines intersect a line:

When a line intersects parallel lines it makes identical angles with both lines.
Relations between angle of basic objects:

Interior angles of a triangle:

Exterior angles of a triangle:

Interior angels of a parallelogram:

 In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal

Also: 2A + 2B =360o

Similar Triangles:

The triangles ABC and ADE are called similar triangles. The sides of two similar triangles
are proportional and the angels are the same. The respective heights of these triangles are
also proportional to the sides.

Pythagorean Theorem:

The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, as shown, there exists a relation
between the length of the sides given by
 a2 + b2 = c2

Pythagorean Triplets:

There are Pythagorean triples for the sides a, b, and c of a right triangle. The triplets
(a,b,c) are related through the relation a2 + b2 = c2, such as (3,4,5), (5,12,13) and
(7,24,25). All constant multiples of these triplets (e.g., (6,8,10) from (3,4,5)) also create
Pythagorean triplets. The following are examples of right triangles with sides given in
terms of Pythagorean triplets.

Centroid of geometric objects:

The centroid of an object is the geometric center of it. The centroid of the following
objects are indicated by a C.

Approximation of area and volume:

Strips:

The area of a strip can be approximated as the length of the strip times its
width if the strip is of uniform width and if its width is small compared to
its length.

s = length

t = width

Slabs and shells:

The volume of a slab can be calculated as the surface area times the
thickness if the thickness is uniform. The volume of a shell can be
approximated using this relation, but the thickness must be small relative
to the principal radii of curvature of the shell.
A = surface area

t = thickness

Volume = At