Plane Figure Geometry Formulas:

Name
Rectangle

Perimeter/Circumference

Area (A)

Parallelogram

P 2a 2b

A bh

Trapezoid

Add all four exterior

lengths

1
h( a b )
2

Triangle

Add all three exterior

lengths

1
bh
2

C 2 r

A r2
d2
A
4

Circle

Figure

P 2L 2W

**for a circle, perimeter

is renamed
circumference since it is
the measure of a curve
Sector

180

A LW

this formula can be

used if the
diameter (d) is
known instead of
the radius

360

**for a sector, perimeter

is renamed arc length
Ellipse

C ( a b) j
1
1 2
1 3
j 1 h
h
h ...
4
64
256
( a b) 2
h
( a b) 2

A ab

r2

Solid Figure Geometry Formulas:

Name
Rectangular
Prism

Figure

Surface Area (SA)

Volume (V)

Triangular
Prism

SA ab d (a b c)

1
V abd
2

Cylinder

SA 2 r 2 2 rh

V r 2h
d 2h
V
4

SA 2wl 2hl 2wh

V lwh

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

Frustum of a
Pyramid

SA b 2 B 2

1
V h B 2 Bb b 2
3

Frustum of a
Cone

Sphere

( B b) ( B b ) 2 h 2

SA r 2 R 2

( R r ) ( R r )2 h2
SA 4 r 2

1
V h R 2 Rr r 2
3

4
V r3
3