Geometric Formulas
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Perimeter: =
P 2 L + 2W
Rectangles W = width
Area: A= L ⋅ W
L = length
Perimeter: P = 4 S
Squares S = side
Area: A = S ⋅ S = S 2
Circumference:= πr πd
C 2= r = radius
π 2 d = diameter
A π=
Area:= r2 d
4
Circles
s
Arc Length: s= r ⋅ θ (θ in radians) θ
1 2 r
Area of Sector: =
As r ⋅θ (θ in radians)
2
1
Triangles Area: =
A b⋅h h = height
2
b = base
c
b
Right
Side Length Relationship: c= a + b
2 2 2
Triangles a
h
Parallelograms Area: A= L ⋅ h
L
b1
1
Trapezoids Area: A= ( b1 + b2 ) ⋅ h h
2
b2
a
Ellipses Area: A = π ⋅ a ⋅ b b
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Surface Area (with top and bottom):
Rectangular Solids SA = 2 LW + 2 LH + 2WH H
(Boxes) W
Volume: V = L ⋅ W ⋅ H L
Surface Area (with top and bottom): SA = 6s 2
s
Cubes
Volume: V = s ⋅ s ⋅ s = s 3 s
s
Surface Area: SA = 4π r 2
r
Spheres
4
Volume: V = π r 3
3
Surface Area (with top and bottom): r
SA 2π rh + 2π r 2
=
Cylinders h
Volume: V = π r 2 h
Surface Area (with bottom):
= π rs + π r 2
SA s
h
Cones
1
Volume: V = π r 2 h r
3
Surface Area (with bottom):
d
Pyramids = 2ds + s 2
SA h
(Square-based) 1
Volume: V = s 2 h s
3
s
Surface Area (with top and bottom):
SA = 2 B + h ⋅ (Perimeter of base) h
Prisms h
B B
Volume: V= B ⋅ h
B = Area of Base
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