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