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AREA AND VOLUME FORMULAS

Areas of Plane Figures

Square Rectangle Parallelogram

s w
h

s l b

A = s2 A=l•w A=b•h

Triangle Trapezoid Circle

b1
r
h
h d
b b2

A=½b•h A = ½ (b1 + b2) • h A = πr2 (π ≈ 3.14 or )

Circumference: C = 2πr = πd

Volumes of Solid Figures

Cube Rectangular Solid

 s

s w
h

s l

V = s3 V=l•w•h Surface Area = 2(l • w) + 2(l • h) + 2(w • h)

Prism

Triangular Prism Trapezoidal Prism

B
h

V = B • h, where B = area of base

Pyramid Cone

Rectangular Pyramid Triangular Pyramid

h
h

B r
B

V = 1/3 B • h, where B = area of base V = 1/3 πr2h

Cylinder Sphere
 r

h r

V = πr2h V = 4/3 πr3