Geometric Formulas


Circle

Area=

Square of Diameter x .7854
or Square of Radius x 3.1416
Circumference= Diameter x 3.1416
Diameter= Circumference x .3183
Doubling diameter increases area four times; tripling diameter increases area nine time, etc.

Square
Area= Square of Side
Diagonal= Side x 1.4142
Side= Diagonal x .7071

Square Inscribed In Circle

Side of Square=

Diameter of Circle x .7071
or Circumference of Circle x .2251
Diameter of Circle= Side of Square x 1.4142
Circumference of Circle= Side of Square x 3.545

Rectangle
Area= Length x Width
Diagonal= Square root of sum of squares of Width and Length

Triangle
Area= Base x 1/2 of Perpendicular Height

Hexagon

(Equal sides and angles)

Area= Square of Distance across Flats x .866
or Square of Side x 2.598
Side= 1/2 of Diagonal
or Distance across Flats x .577
Diagonal= Distance across Flats x 1.155 or Side x 2

Octagon

(Equal sides and angles)

Area= Square of Distance across Flats x .828
or Square of Side x 4.828
Side= Diagonal x .383
or Distance across Flats x .414
Diagonal= Distance across Flats x 1.082 or Side x 2.163

Sphere
Area of Surface= Square of Diameter x 3.1416
Volume= Cube of Diameter x .5236

Cube
Area of Surface= Square of Side x 6
Volume= Cube of Side
Diagonal= Side x 1.732

Cylinder
Area of Curved Surface= Diameter x Length x 3.1416
Volume= Square of Diameter x Length x .7854

Cone
Area of Curved Surface= Diameter of Base x Slant Height x 1.5708
Volume= Diameter of Base Squared x Perpendicular Height x 1.5708 or Area of Base x 1/3 Perpendicular Height

Pyramid
Lateral Surface Area(not incl. base)= Perimeter of Base x 1/2 Slant Height
Volume= Area of Base x 1/3 Perpendicular Height

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