Formulas for area and

volume
Unit 15 stage 7 and Unit 15 stage 8
 Areas
Of square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, and trapezium/ trapezoid
Square

• Formula for area:

Side x side or s2
Rectangle

• Formula for area:

Length x width or lw
Triangle

• Formula for area:

(base x height) or ½ x b x h
2
Parallelogram

• Formula for area:

Base x height or bh
Trapezium/ Trapezoid

• Formula for area:

(a + b) x height
2
 Volumes
Of cube, cuboid, and prisms (specifically triangular prisms)
Cube

• Formula for volume:

length x width x height
or a3
Cuboid

• Formula for volume:

length x width x height
 Prisms

• Formula for volume:

area of cross-section x length
Triangular prisms

• Formula for area:

(base + height) x length
2
Goodluck for the exams <3
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