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Triangle Formulas  
opposite leg
Pythagorean Theorem:​ a2 + b 2 = c 2 Sine: hypotenuse  
1 adjacent
Triangle Area: 2 bh Cosine: hypotenuse   
opposite
Tangent: adjacent  

 
Circle Formulas 
ratio of measure of arc
Circumference: π d or 2πr Area of Sector ( 360 )( 2πr 2 ) l
Area of Circle: πr 2 Equation of Circle: (x − h) 2 − (y − k ) 2 = r2  
ratio of measure of arc
Length of Arc: ( 360 )(2πr)  
 
Ratio of Sides in Right Triangles    Regular Polygons Formulas 

  ​Triangle Angle Sum: m<A + m<B + m<C = 180 

  Regular Polygon angle Formula: n − 2 (180)  
Perimeter of Square: 4s 
Area of Square: s2  
Perimeter of Rectangle: 2b+2h 
Area of Rectangle: bh 
Area of Parallelogram: bh 
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Area of Trapezoid: 2 h (b 1 + b2 )  
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Area of Regular Polygon: 2 ap 
Formulas for Prisms 
Lateral area of a prism: ph  
Surface area of a prism : L.A+2B 
Volume of a Prism: Bh 
Lateral area of cylinder: 2 π rh 
Surface Area of a Cylinder: 2πrh + 2πr 2   

 
 
    
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Formulas for Prisms  
(Continued)  
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Lateral Area of a Pyramid : 2 (perimeter of base)(slant height) Surface Area of a Pyramid : L.A + B  
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Volume of a Pyramid : 3 Bh Lateral Area of a Cone : 2 2πr (slant height) 

Surface Area of a Cone : π r(r + √h 2 + r 2 Volume of a Cone : 1

3 πr2 h  
Lateral Area of a Cube : 4 s2 Volume of a Cube : s3  
Surface Area of a Cube : 6 a 2 (a represents edges) Surface Area of a Sphere : 4πr2  
Volume of a Sphere : 4
3 πr 2 Surface Area of a Hemisphere : 2πr2  
2
Volume of a Hemisphere : 3 πr2  

Chapter 12 Formulas  
Equation of a Circle : (x − h)2 + (y − k )2
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m<ABC = 2 (m of arc AC)
For angles at the inscribed angles at the center of
the circle ab=cd
1
For angles inscribed not at the center 2 (x+y)

 
Transformations :  
Reflections -  
Over x - Axis : (x, y) → (x, -y)  Over y - Axis : (x, y) → ( - x, y)  
Over the line y = x : (x, y) → (y, x) Through the origin : (x, y) → (-x, -y) 
Dilations -  
  Dilated by factor “c” → (x, y) 
becomes (cx, cy) 
Rotation on  
Coordinate Plane -  
 
 
Additional 
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√(x
x1 − x2 y1 − y2
Distance : 1 − x2 )2 + (y 1 − y 2 )2 Midpoint : ( 2
, 2
) V - E = E + 2