FORMULAS FROM GEOMETRY

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Triangle Sector of Circular Ring
h 5 a sin u c a
s p 5 average radius, p
1 h
Area 5 bh θ w 5 width of ring, θ
2 b u in radiansd w
(Law of Cosines)
Area 5 u pw
c2 5 a 2 1 b2 2 2ab cos u

Right Triangle Ellipse

c b
(Pythagorean Theorem) a Area 5 pab

!a
a
c2 5 a 2 1 b2 2
1b 2
b Circumference < 2p
2
Equilateral Triangle Cone
!3s sA 5 area of based
h5 h
2 s s Ah
!3s2 h Volume 5 A
Area 5 3
4
s

Parallelogram Right Circular Cone

h
Area 5 bh h
p r 2h
Volume 5 r
3
b Lateral Surface Area 5 pr!r2 1 h2

Trapezoid a Frustum of Right Circular Cone r

h p sr 2 1 rR 1 R 2dh s
Area 5 sa 1 bd h b Volume 5
2 3 h R
a
b h
Lateral Surface Area 5 p ssR 1 rd

Circle Right Circular Cylinder r

2 2
Area 5 p r r Volume 5 p r h
h
Circumference 5 2 p r Lateral Surface Area 5 2 p rh

Sector of Circle Sphere

su in radiansd 4
Volume 5 p r 3
s 3 r
ur2
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Area 5 θ
2 r Surface Area 5 4 p r 2
s 5 ru

Circular Ring Wedge

s p 5 average radius, sA 5 area of upper face, A
r
w 5 width of ringd p w B 5 area of based
Area 5 p sR 2 2 r 2d R A 5 B sec u θ
5 2p pw B

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