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Interactive Triangle Here are some common simple geometric formulas useful in estimating sizes,
quantities and amounts:
Area of a parallelogram
area = a x b
Area of a trapezoid
area = ((a + b) / 2 ) x c
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area = (a x b) / 2
pi
Why is it 3.1416?
If you take any circle, measure its circumference, measure its diameter, and divide
the circle’s circumference by its diameter, the answer is always 3.1416. This ratio
of the circumference to the diameter is always the same, regardless of the size of
the circle or its units of measure.
Volume of a cylinder
Area of a circle
A circle’s area can be determined by using either the radius or the diameter
area = pi a²
area = 0.785 b²
Circumference of a circle
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circumference = pi b
Volume of a pyramid
volume = ( a x b x c ) / 3
Volume of a cone
volume = ( pi / 3 ) x b² x c
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Tangent Examples:
Volume of a sphere
volume = ( pi / 6 ) x a³
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