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List of formulas in elementary geometry

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This is a short list of some common mathematical shapes and figures and the formulas that describe them.

Two-dimensional shapes

Shape Area Perimeter/Circumference
Square (where is the length of a side)
Rectangle ( is length, is width)
Circle (where is the radius and is the diameter) or
Ellipse (where is the semimajor axis and is the semiminor axis)
Triangle ( is base; is height; are sides)
Parallelogram ( is base, is height, is side)
Trapezoid (where and are the bases)
Sources:[1][2]

Three-dimensional shapes

Shape Volume Surface area
Cube (where is the length of a side)
Rectangular Prism ( = length, = height, = width)
Sphere (where is the radius)
Right circular cylinder (where is the radius and is the height)
Sources:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2011-11-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/areas.htm
  3. ^ http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/volumes.htm