Plane Figure Geometry Formulas:

Name Figure Perimeter/Circumference Area (A)

Rectangle P  2L  2W A  LW

Parallelogram P  2a  2b A  bh

Trapezoid Add all four exterior 1

A h( a  b )
lengths 2

Triangle Add all three exterior 1

A bh
lengths 2

Circle C  2 r A   r2
**for a circle, perimeter d2
A
4
is renamed
this formula can be
circumference since it is used if the
diameter (d) is
the measure of a curve known instead of
the radius
Sector  
L r A  r2
180 360
**for a sector, perimeter
is renamed arc length

Ellipse C   ( a  b) j A   ab
1 1 2 1 3
j  1 h  h  h  ...
4 64 256
( a  b) 2
h
( a  b) 2
Solid Figure Geometry Formulas:
Name Figure Surface Area (SA) Volume (V)
Rectangular SA  2wl  2hl  2wh V  lwh
Prism

Triangular SA  ab  d (a  b  c) 1
V  abd
Prism 2

Cylinder SA  2 r 2  2 rh V   r 2h
 d 2h
V
4
this formula can be used if
the diameter (d) is known
instead of the radius

Pyramid SA  b2  b b2  4h2 1
V  b2h
3

Cone SA   r 2   r r 2  h 2 1
V   r 2h
3

SA  b 2  B 2  V  h  B 2  Bb  b 2 
Frustum of a 1
Pyramid 3
( B  b) ( B  b ) 2  h 2

Frustum of a SA   r 2   R 2  V   h  R 2  Rr  r 2 
1
Cone 3
 ( R  r ) ( R  r )2  h2

Sphere SA  4 r 2 4
V   r3
3