Formula Reference Sheet

Shape Formulas for Area (A) and Circumference (C)

Triangle A = 1 bh = 1 × base × height

2 2

Rectangle A = lw = length × width

Trapezoid A = 1 (b1 + b2)h = 1 × sum of bases × height

2 2

Parallelogram A = bh = base × height

A = r2 =  × square of radius

Circle C = 2r = 2 ×  × radius
C = d =  × diameter

Figure Formulas for Volume (V) and Surface Area (SA)

Rectangular Prism V = lwh = length × width × height

SA = 2lw + 2hw + 2lh
= 2(length × width) + 2(height × width) + 2(length × height)

General V = Bh = area of base × height

Prisms
SA = sum of the areas of the faces

Right Circular V = Bh = area of base × height

Cylinder
SA = 2B + Ch = (2 × area of base) + (circumference × height)

V = 1 Bh = 1 × area of base × height

Square Pyramid 3 3
1
SA = B + P𝑙
2
= area of base + ( 1 × perimeter of base × slant height)
2

Right Circular V = 1 Bh = 1 × area of base × height

3 3
Cone
SA = B + C𝑙 = area of base + ( 1 × circumference × slant height)
1
2 2

4 4
Sphere V= r3 = ×  × cube of radius
3 3
SA = 4r2 = 4 ×  × square of radius

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 Equations of a Line Coordinate Geometry Formulas
Standard Form: Let (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) be two points
in the plane.
Ax + By = C
where A and B are not both zero y2 – y1
Slope-Intercept Form: slope = x2 – x1 where x2 G x1

y = mx + b or y = b + mx
where m = slope and b = y-intercept  x1 + x2 , y1 + y2 
midpoint =
 2 2 
Point-Slope Form:
y – y1 = m(x – x1)
where m = slope, (x1, y1) = point on line distance = (x2 – x1)2 + (y2 – y1)2

Distance Traveled Polygon Angle Formulas

d = rt Sum of degree measures of the interior
angles of a polygon:
distance = rate  time
180(n – 2)
Degree measure of an interior angle of
a regular polygon:
Simple Interest
180(n – 2)
I = prt n
interest = principal  interest rate  time where n is the number of sides of the polygon

Formulas for Right Triangles Special Triangles

B
Pythagorean Theorem:
c a
a2 + b2 = c2
A C
b
30˚ 45˚
opposite 2a a3
sin A = ac = a2 a
hypotenuse 

adjacent
cos A = bc = 60˚ 45˚
hypotenuse  a a

opposite
tan A = a =
b adjacent 