Video Math Tutor: Algebra: Formulas From Geometry
Video Math Tutor: Algebra: Formulas From Geometry
Video Math Tutor: Algebra: Formulas From Geometry
A Self-Tutorial
by
FORMULAS FROM
GEOMETRY
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This document is intended to present typical formulas from geometry.
Students in algebra or calculus (or other higher math classes) will
encounter them when doing word problems. This is NOT meant as a
formal, detailed lesson in geometry, just an informal review. No examples
of the use of the formulas are given, although a few more details will be
provided on the video version of this Lesson.
ANGLES
F Two angles are Complimentary Angles if the sum of the measures of
their angles is 90°.
α + β = 90°
α β
α + β = 180°
α β
L …
In the following formulas, height is also called altitude.
TRIANGLES
s1 s2
Perimeter: P = s1 + s2 + s3
s3 <Add the lengths of all 3 sides>
2
h = height b = base
h
Area:
b
F An Isosceles Triangle has two sides that are of the same length.
Y The sum of the measures of the interior angles of any triangle is 180°.
β
α + β + γ = 180°
α γ
90°
F The Pythagorean Theorem states: For any right triangle, the sum of
the squares of the lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length of
the hypotenuse.
hypotenuse
leg
leg
OR…
3
c
a
a b c
3 4 5
5 12 13
7 24 25
8 15 17
9 40 41
b e
a d
f
c
QUADRILATERALS
(Four-sided figures)
Y Square:
s
s = side d = diagonal
s d s d=
Perimeter: P = 4s
s
4
s Area:
Y Rectangle: l
l = length w = width d = diagonal
w d w
l Perimeter: P = 2l + 2w
w Area:
Y Parallelogram:
b b= base s = slant height
s s Perimeter: P = 2b + 2s
b
h = height
h Area:
Y Trapezoid:
s2
s1 s3 Perimeter: P = s1 + s2 + s3 + s4
<Add the lengths of all 4 sides>
s4
5
b2 b1 = first base b2 = second base
h = height
h
Area:
b1
h1 h2 Area:
CIRCLES
r d
6
r Area:
π 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510…
SOLID FIGURES
Y Cube:
s = side of cube d = diagonal of face
D = diagonal of cube
D
d
s Surface Area:
Volume:
w Surface Area: SA = 2( w + wh + h)
7
h
Volume:
h
Volume:
h Volume:
8
Total Surface Area:
or
Volume:
h Volume:
9
Y Sphere:
r = radius
r Surface Area:
r Volume:
END OF LESSON
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