Area and Volume

1) Area of rectangles and squares

A = L x H
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A = L x H

2) Area of triangles

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3) Area of composite shapes
Build a larger shape then remove the smaller unnecessary sections.
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4) Surface Area: Cubes and Rectangular Prisms
Find the area of each individual face and add them together.
Note: do not assume sides
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5) Surface Area: Triangular Prisms


6) Surface Area: Pyramids
Area of a trapezium:

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7) Volume of Prisms
Volume o f a cube = L x W x H
Area x height.
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8) Volume of a cylinder
Always find radius.
V=(

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9) Volume of a Cone

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10) Volume of a pyramid
V =

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11) Capacity
1cm
3
= 1ml
1000cm
3
= 1 litre
1m
3
= 1000 litres
Trigonometry
1) Pythagorass Theorem (a
2
+b
2
=c
2
)




2) Rounding off to Degrees and Minutes for Angles
1 = 60 seconds
30 seconds = round up
< 30 seconds = round down
e.g Find the value for:
a)

b)

3) Angles of Elevation




B
2
a
2
C
2
(hypotenuse)
Object
Horizontal Observer



4) Angles of Depression







5) Sine, Cosine and Tan (SOH, CAH, TOA)

Sine =

Cosine =

Tan =

Object
Horizontal Observer
Opposite Hypotenuse
Adjacent