Area and Perimeter Formulas

Triangles - Common
A polygon with three angles and three sides.

h b

1 1 _ Area = _ base x height = bh 2 2

Perimeter = a + b + c

Equilateral Triangles
A Triangle with all three sides of equal length.

s s

3 2 3 2 __ Area = __ x (side) = s 4 4

Perimeter = 3 x sides =

3s

Isosceles Triangles
A Triangle with two sides of equal length.

b a

a Area = __ 4

4b - a

Perimeter = a + 2 b

Right Triangles
A Triangle with one right angle.

b a

ba Area = __ 2

Perimeter = a + b + c

Square
a a Area = a
2

A Square is a quadrilateral with four equal sides and angles at 90.

Perimeter = 4a

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Area and Perimeter Formulas

Rectangle
a b Area = ab Perimeter = 2(a + b)

A Rectangle is a quadrilateral with four equal angles at 90.

Parallelogram
A Parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel.

a b

Area = bh Perimeter = 2(a + b)

Rhombus
A Rhombus is a Parallelogram with all sides equal.

a a

Area = ah Perimeter = 4a

Trapezoid
a2 b1 a1 h b2
A Trapezoid is a Quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.
a1 + a2 Area = _____ h 2

Perimeter = a1 + a2 + b1 + b2

Regular n-gon
A Regular Polygon is a polygon for which n sides and angles are equal.
1 Area = __ (a n s) 2

a s

Perimeter = n s

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