Formulas for Area, Volume, Surface Area & Perimeter, Interior & Exterior Angles

Perimeter: In general, just add all of the outside edges of any flat shape. S uare! P = " s # s $ side % &ectangle! P = ' l + ' w (riangle! P = a + b + c Perimeter of a )ircle is called )ircumference! C = d #diameter% C = ' r #radius% or *ote! Perimeter and )ircumference are al+ays la,eled in plain units, *-( s uare or cu,ic units. Area: In general, the method for '.dimensional shapes is a/erage ,ase times 0true1 height S uare! A = s s Parallelogram! (riangle! (rape5oid!

A = b h2

&ectangle! A = l w #h2 $ 0(rue1 3eight% or or

or

A = bh

A=

4 b h2 '

A=

b h2 '
4 h 2 ( b4 + b' ) '

)ircle! A = r' *ote! Area and Surface Area should al+ays ,e la,eled in s uare units. Surface Area: For most shapes, including triangular prism and rectangular prism, just find the A&EA of each and e/ery face or surface and then add all separate areas of faces to find the total surface area. &ectangular Prism! )ylinder!

b + b' A = h 2 4 ' A = r r or

A=

Sphere! S . A.Sph. = " r r #4 or '% to get (otal Surface Area. Volume: In general, find the area of the +hole ,ottom face of the prism and then multiply that ,y the true height of the prism. &emem,er, a prism must ha/e the same shape from the ,ottom to the top. V-689E $ #Area of :ottom Face;6ayer of Prism% #0(rue1 3eight of Entire Prism% &ectangular Prism! V = ( L W ) H 2 (riangular Prism! )ylinder!
b h 2 V = H '
V = ( r r ) H 2

S.A.C. = ( ' r r + ' r h 2)

S . A.R.P. = ' ( l w + l h + w h )

06ateral Area1 $ 7ust the sides and not

the ,ases. 6A $ ph (hen Add ,ases

For S uare Pyramids, V = ( L W ) H 2 For (riangular Pyramids, V = For )ones, V =

4 b h 2 H < '

4 <

*ote! Volume should al+ays ,e la,eled in cu,ic units.

4 ( r r ) H 2 < " For a Sphere V = r < <

Pythagorean Theorem: a ' + b ' = c ' for right angle triangles gi/en ,oth legs. c ' a ' = b ' if you =no+ the hypotenuse and one leg. Interior Angles: Find the *um,er of 0Included (riangles1 #*um,er of Sides 9I*8S '% and multiply ,y 4>? for total interior degrees. (hen di/ide that total ,y the num,er of angles for EA)3 E@8A6 interior angle. Exterior Angles: (otal is al+ays <A? degrees. Bi/ide that ,y the num,er of angles for EA)3 E@8A6 exterior angle.