Mensuration Formulas
Mensuration Formulas
Mensuration Formulas
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Area
Rectangle
Square
Parallelogram
Triangle
Trapezium
A general quadrilateral
Circle
Sector
Segment
Surface Area
Cuboid
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Hemisphere
Solid hemisphere
Prism
Pyramid
Volume
Cuboid
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
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Hemisphere AND Solid hemisphere
Pyramid
Prism
Perimeter and Length
Rectangle
Circumference
Arc length
Pythagorean theorem
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Area
Rectangle
𝐴 = 𝑙𝑤
l, length
w, width
Square
2
𝑙
l, length
1 2
2
𝑑
d, diagonal
Parallelogram
𝑏ℎ
b, length of base
h, perpendicular height
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Triangle
1
2
𝑏ℎ
b, length of base, perpendicular height
1
2
𝑎𝑏 * 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐶
a, side opposite to angle A
b, side opposite to angle B
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Trapezium
1
2
(𝑎 + 𝑏)ℎ
a, one of the parallel sides
b, the other parallel side
h, perpendicular height
Kite
1
2
𝑑1𝑑2
d1, diagonal 1
d2, diagonal 2
A general quadrilateral
1
2
𝑑1𝑑2 * 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ
d1, diagonal 1
d2, diagonal 2
𝜃, angle between the two diagonals
Circle
2
π𝑟
r, radius of circle
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Sector
θ 2
360
* π𝑟
𝜃, angle at centre in sector
r, radius of circle
Segment
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 − 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
θ 2 1 2
( 360 * π𝑟 ) − ( 2 𝑟 * 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ)
𝜃, angle at centre
r, radius
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Surface Area
Cuboid
2(𝑙𝑤 + 𝑙ℎ + 𝑤ℎ)
l, length
w, width
h, height
Cylinder
2 2
2π𝑟ℎ + [π𝑟 ] + [π𝑟 ]
[depending on how many circles it has]
r, radius
h, perpendicular height
Cone
2
π𝑟𝑙 + [π𝑟 ]
[depending on the the number of circles]
r, radius
l, slant height
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Sphere
2
4π𝑟
r, radius
Hemisphere
2
2π𝑟
r,radius
Solid hemisphere
2
3π𝑟
r, radius
Prism
𝐴𝑐 + 𝑃𝑐 * 𝑙
Ac, area of cross-section
Pc, perimeter of cross-section
l, length
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Pyramid
𝐴𝑏 + 𝐴 𝑇
Ab, area of base
AT, total area of all the triangles
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Volume
Cuboid
𝑙𝑤ℎ
l, length
w, width
h, height
Cylinder
2
π𝑟 ℎ
r, radius
h, height
Cone
1 2
3
π𝑟 ℎ
r, radius
h, height
Sphere
4 3
3
π𝑟
r, radius
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Hemisphere AND Solid hemisphere
2 3
3
π𝑟
r, radius
Pyramid
1
3
𝐴𝑏ℎ
Ab, area of base
h, height
Prism
𝐴𝑐𝑙
Ac, area of cross-section
l, length
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Perimeter and Length
Rectangle
2(𝑙 + 𝑤)
l, length
w, width
Circumference
2π𝑟
r, radius
Arc length
θ
360
* 2π𝑟
r, radius
Pythagorean theorem
2 2
𝐶 = 𝐴 +𝐵
C, hypotenuse
A, adjacent
B, opposite
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