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Important Formulas - Area

1. Pythagorean Theorem (Pythagoras' theorem)

In a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides c2 = a2 + b2 where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides

2.

Pi is a mathematical constant which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is denoted by
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3.

Geometric Shapes and solids and Important Formulas

Geometric Shapes

Description

Formulas

Rectangle l = Length b = Breadth d= Length of diagonal Area = lb Perimeter = 2(l + b) d = l

2 2 + b

Square a = Length of a side d= Length of diagonal Parallelogram b and c are sides b = base h = height Area = bh Perimeter = 2(b + c)
Area = a
2

1 = 2 d

Perimeter = 4a d = 2a

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Rhombus a = length of each side b = base h = height Perimeter = 4a d1, d2 are the diagonal
1 Area = 2 bh

Area = bh (Formula 1 for area) Area =

1 2 d1 d2

(Formula 2 for area)

(Formula 1 for area)

Triangle a , b and c are sides b = base h = height

Area = S (S a)(S b)(S c) a + b + c where S is the semiperimeter = 2

(Formula 2 for area - Heron's formula)

Perimeter = a + b + c

Radius of incircle of a triangle of area A =

A where S is the semiperimeter = S 2 a + b + c

3 Area = 4

Equilateral Triangle a = side

Perimeter = 3a Radius of incircle of an equilateral triangle of side a =

a 23 a 3

Radius of circumcircle of an equilateral triangle of side a =

Trapezium (Trapezoid in American English) Base a is parallele to base b h = height d = 2r Circle

Area = r
2

1 Area = 2 (a + b)h

1 = 4 d

r = radius d = diameter

Circumference = 2r = d Circumference = d

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Area, A = 1 2 r 2 r 180 (if angle measure is in degrees) (if angle measure is in radians) 360 r
2

(if angle measure is in degrees)

Arc Length, s =

(if angle measure is in radians)

Sector of Circle r = radius = central angle

Plese note that in the radian system for angular measurement,

2 radians = 360

180 1 radian = 1 = 180 radians

Hence, 180 Angle in Degrees = Angle in Radians Angle in Radians = Angle in Degrees 180

Ellipse Major axis length = 2a Minor axis length = 2b Area = ab

Perimeter 2 a
2

+ b 2

Rectangular Solid l = length w = width h = height Total Surface Area = 2lw + 2wh + 2hl = 2(lw + wh + hl) Volume = lwh

Cube s = edge

Total Surface Area = 6s2 Volume = s3

Right Circular Cylinder h = height r = radius of base

Lateral Surface Area = (2 r)h Total Surface Area = (2 r)h + 2 ( r2) Voulme = ( r2)h

Pyramid h = height B = area of the

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Total Surface Area = B + Sum of the areas of the trianguar sides

1 Volume = 3 Bh

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base

Right Circular Cone h = height r = radius of base

2 2 Lateral Surface Area =rr + h = rs 2 2 where s is the slant height = r + h

2 2 2 2 Total Surface Area = rr + h + r = rs + r

Sphere r = radius d = diameter

d = 2r
Surface Area = 4r
2

= d

4 Volume = 3

1 = 6 d

4.

Important properties of Geometric Shapes I. Properties of Triangle i. ii. iii. Sum of the angles of a triangle = 180 Sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side. The line joining the midpoint of a side of a triangle to the positive vertex is called the median The median of a triangle divides the triangle into two triangles with equal areas Centroid is the point where the three medians of a triangle meet. Centroid divides each median into segments with a 2:1 ratio Area of a triangle formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of a given triangle is one-fourth of the area of the given triangle. An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are equal In an equilateral triangle, all three internal angles are congruent to each other In an equilateral triangle, all three internal angles are each 60 An isosceles triangle is a triangle with (at least) two equal sides

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v. vi. vii.

viii. ix.

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Important Formulas - Area

In isosceles triangle, altitude from vertex bisects the base.

II. Properties of Quadrilaterals A. Rectangle i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. The diagonals of a rectangle are equal and bisect each other opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent opposite angles of a rectangle are congruent All four angles of a rectangle are right angles The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent

B. Square i. ii. iii. iv. v. All four sides of a square are congruent Opposite sides of a square are parallel The diagonals of a square are equal The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles All angles of a square are 90 degrees.

C. Parallelogram i. ii. The opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal in length. The opposite measure). angles of a parallelogram are congruent (equal

iii. iv.

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. Each diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two triangles of the same area

D. Rhombus i. ii. iii. All the sides of a rhombus are congruent Opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel. The diagonals of a rhombus are unequal and bisect each other at right angles Opposite internal angles of a rhombus are congruent (equal in size) Any two consecutive internal angles of a rhombus are supplementary; i.e. the sum of their angles = 180 (equal in size)

iv. v.

Other properties of quadrilaterals i. ii. iii. The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees A square and a rhombus on the same base will have equal areas. A parallelogram and a rectangle on the same base and between the same parallels are equal in area. Of all the parallelogram of given sides, the parallelogram which is a rectangle has the greatest area. Each diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two triangles of the same area

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III. Sum of Interior Angles of a polygon i. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon = 180(n - 2) degrees where n = number of sides Example 1 : Number of sides of a triangle = 3. Hence, sum of the

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interior angles of a triangle = 180(3 - 2) = 180 1 = 180 Example 2 : Number of sides of a quadrilateral = 4. Hence, sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral = 180(4 - 2) = 180 2 = 360

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