CHAPTERS BY WACEK KIJEWSKI
# Chapter 15 Formulae for Area and Volume
area of a square |
= a2 |
area of a rectangle |
= a × b |
area of a triangle |
= ½ (a × h) |
area of a trapezium |
= ½ (a + b) × h |
area of a circle |
= πr2 = ¼ πd2 |
circumference of a circle |
= 2πr = πd |
surface area of a sphere |
= 4πr2= πd2 |
volume of a cube |
= a3 |
surface area of a cube |
= 6a2 |
volume of a sphere |
= 4/3πr3 |
volume of a cylinder |
= πr2h |
surface area of a cylinder |
= 2πr (h + r) |
volume of a pyramid |
= 1/3 a × b × h |
volume of a cone |
= 1/3 πr2 h |
volume of a prism |
= area of base (trapezium or triangle) × height |
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