Matema

Rectangle

Triangle
w

a

c

h

l
A=lw
A
P
l
w

P = 2l + 2w
area
perimeter
length
width

Parallelogram

b

A = 1 bh
2
A area
P perimeter
b base
h altitude
a, c sides

P=a+b+c

Right Triangle

h

c

b
A = bh
A area
b base
h altitude ( height)

Trapezoid

b

a
Pythagorean theorem: a2 + b2 = c2
a, b legs
c hypotenuse

Circle

b1
h
r
b2A = 1 h (b1 + b2 )
2
A area
b1, b2 bases
h altitude

A = πr2

C = 2πr

A area
C circumference
r radius

Cube

Rectangular Prism
b
s
s

s
V = s3

c

S = 6s2

V
S
s

a

volume
total surface area
length of a side

Sphere

V = abc

S = 2 ac + 2 ab + 2 bc

V
S
a
b
c

volume
total surface area
width
length
height

Right Circular Cylinder

r
rV = 4 πr 3
3
V
S
r

S = 4π r 2

h

V = π r 2h

S = 2 π r 2 + 2 π rh

V
S
r
h

volume
total surface area
radius
altitude (height)

volume
total surface area
radius

Pyramid

Right Circular Cone

h

r

base

V
B
h

V = 1 Bh
3
volume
area of base
altitude ( height)

s

h

V = 1 π r 2h
3
V
S
r
h
s

S = πr 2 + πr s

volume
total surfacearea
radius
altitude (height)
slant height

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ALGEBRA
NINTH EDITION

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NINTH
EDITION

ELEMENTARY
ALGEBRA

Jerome E. Kaufmann
Karen L. Schwitters
Seminole State College of Florida

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