SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME CALCULATIONS
Triangle
A (area)
=
½ x b x h;
where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle
Rectangle
A (area)
=
a x b;
where a and b are the lengths of the sides
Rectangular Box
V (volume) =
w x l x h;
where w is the width, l is the length, and h is the height
Parallelogram
(a 4-sided figure with opposite sides parallel)
A (area)
=
a x h; or a x b x sin
Q
;
where a and b are the length of the sides, h is the altitude (or
vertical height), and
Q
is the angle between the sides
Trapezoid
(a 4-sided figure with two sides parallel)
A (area)
=
½ x h (a + b);
where a and b are the length of the sides and h is the height
Regular polygon of
n
sides
A (area)
=
1/4 x
n
x a x cotangent (180 /
n
);
2
0
where a is the length of a side and
n
is the number of sides
Circle
A (area)
=
p
x r ; or 1/4 x
p
x d ;
2
2
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
Cube
A (area)
=
6 x a ;
2
V (volume) =
a ;
3
where a is the length of a side
Cylinder
A (area)
=
2 x
p
x r x h;
V (volume) =
p
x r x h;
2
where r is the radius and h is the length of the height
Sphere
A (area)
=
4 x
p
x r ; or
p
x d ;
2
2
V (volume) =
4/3 x
p
x r
or
1/6 x
p
x d
3
3
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
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SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME CALCULATIONS
Triangle
A (area)
=
½ x b x h;
where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle
Rectangle
A (area)
=
a x b;
where a and b are the lengths of the sides
Rectangular Box
V (volume) =
w x l x h;
where w is the width, l is the length, and h is the height
Parallelogram
(a 4-sided figure with opposite sides parallel)
A (area)
=
a x h; or a x b x sin
Q
;
where a and b are the length of the sides, h is the altitude (or
vertical height), and
Q
is the angle between the sides
Trapezoid
(a 4-sided figure with two sides parallel)
A (area)
=
½ x h (a + b);
where a and b are the length of the sides and h is the height
Regular polygon of
n
sides
A (area)
=
1/4 x
n
x a x cotangent (180 /
n
);
2
0
where a is the length of a side and
n
is the number of sides
Circle
A (area)
=
p
x r ; or 1/4 x
p
x d ;
2
2
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
Cube
A (area)
=
6 x a ;
2
V (volume) =
a ;
3
where a is the length of a side
Cylinder
A (area)
=
2 x
p
x r x h;
V (volume) =
p
x r x h;
2
where r is the radius and h is the length of the height
Sphere
A (area)
=
4 x
p
x r ; or
p
x d ;
2
2
V (volume) =
4/3 x
p
x r
or
1/6 x
p
x d
3
3
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
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SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME CALCULATIONS
Triangle
A (area)
=
½ x b x h;
where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle
Rectangle
A (area)
=
a x b;
where a and b are the lengths of the sides
Rectangular Box
V (volume) =
w x l x h;
where w is the width, l is the length, and h is the height
Parallelogram
(a 4-sided figure with opposite sides parallel)
A (area)
=
a x h; or a x b x sin
Q
;
where a and b are the length of the sides, h is the altitude (or
vertical height), and
Q
is the angle between the sides
Trapezoid
(a 4-sided figure with two sides parallel)
A (area)
=
½ x h (a + b);
where a and b are the length of the sides and h is the height
Regular polygon of
n
sides
A (area)
=
1/4 x
n
x a x cotangent (180 /
n
);
2
0
where a is the length of a side and
n
is the number of sides
Circle
A (area)
=
p
x r ; or 1/4 x
p
x d ;
2
2
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
Cube
A (area)
=
6 x a ;
2
V (volume) =
a ;
3
where a is the length of a side
Cylinder
A (area)
=
2 x
p
x r x h;
V (volume) =
p
x r x h;
2
where r is the radius and h is the length of the height
Sphere
A (area)
=
4 x
p
x r ; or
p
x d ;
2
2
V (volume) =
4/3 x
p
x r
or
1/6 x
p
x d
3
3
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
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SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME CALCULATIONS
Triangle
A (area)
=
½ x b x h;
where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle
Rectangle
A (area)
=
a x b;
where a and b are the lengths of the sides
Rectangular Box
V (volume) =
w x l x h;
where w is the width, l is the length, and h is the height
Parallelogram
(a 4-sided figure with opposite sides parallel)
A (area)
=
a x h; or a x b x sin
Q
;
where a and b are the length of the sides, h is the altitude (or
vertical height), and
Q
is the angle between the sides
Trapezoid
(a 4-sided figure with two sides parallel)
A (area)
=
½ x h (a + b);
where a and b are the length of the sides and h is the height
Regular polygon of
n
sides
A (area)
=
1/4 x
n
x a x cotangent (180 /
n
);
2
0
where a is the length of a side and
n
is the number of sides
Circle
A (area)
=
p
x r ; or 1/4 x
p
x d ;
2
2
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
Cube
A (area)
=
6 x a ;
2
V (volume) =
a ;
3
where a is the length of a side
Cylinder
A (area)
=
2 x
p
x r x h;
V (volume) =
p
x r x h;
2
where r is the radius and h is the length of the height
Sphere
A (area)
=
4 x
p
x r ; or
p
x d ;
2
2
V (volume) =
4/3 x
p
x r
or
1/6 x
p
x d
3
3
where r is the radius and d is the diameter
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