GEOMETRY FORMULAS

SHAPES — perimeter (P) and area (A)

SQUARE TRIANGLE CIRCLE

P = 4a P = a+b+c C = 2πr
A = a2 1 A = πr 2
A = bh
2
a h a c
r

RECTANGLE PARALLELOGRAM TRAPEZOID

P = 2a+2b P = 2a+2b P = a+b+c+d
A = ab A = bh 𝑏+𝑑
A= h d
2

a h a h a c

b b b

SOLIDS — surface area (SA) and volume (V)

CUBE RECTANGULAR PRISM CYLINDER

SA = 6a 2 SA = 2ab+2ac+2bc SA = 2πr(r+h)
V = a3 V = abc V = πr2h
r
a h
a
c
b
SPHERE CONE RECTANGULAR PYRAMID

SA = 4πr 2 1 1
V = πr2h V = abh
4πr3 3 3
V=
3
r
r h h
a
b
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