Geometry: Shapes and Formulas
These lessons, with videos, examples and step-by-step solutions, help students learn the basic geometry formulas for areas, perimeters, circumferences, volumes and surface areas of common shapes.
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The following diagram shows the Geometry Formulas for perimeter, circumference, area, surface area, and volume. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions using the geometry formulas.
The following videos will describe the common geometrical shapes and the corresponding formulas to calculate their area and perimeter. The videos also include the use of the Pythagorean Theorem and Heron’s formula.
Perimeter and area of triangles, rectangles, and trapezoids
Area of triangles including Heron’s Formula. Pythagorean Theorem. Area and circumference of circle
Surface Area of Circular Solids (cylinders, cones, spheres)
Area and Circumference of circle. Solve word problems involving perimeter, area and right triangles
A lesson on the basic formulas of geometry, including area and perimeter of rectangles, squares, circles and triangles
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