Geometry Formulas

⚡ Quick Revision: Geometry Formulas

🔺 2-D Figures (Area & Perimeter)

Figure Area (A) Perimeter (P) / Circumference (C) Mnemonic
Square (a) 4a “A-Square, P-Four-a”
Rectangle (l,b) l × b 2(l+b) “L-Bee, Two-L-B”
Triangle (b,h) ½ b h a+b+c “Half-base-height”
Equilateral Δ (√3/4) a² 3a “Root-3-four-a-square”
Right Δ ½ × product of legs a+b+hypotenuse “Legs-half”
Circle (r) π r² 2πr “Pi-r-sq, Two-pi-r”
Semi-circle ½ π r² πr + 2r “Half-pi-r-sq, pi-r-plus-dia”

🔴 Circle Quick-Facts

  • Chord: any line joining two points on circle.
  • Diameter: longest chord = 2r
  • Central angle = 2 × Inscribed angle subtending same arc.
  • Arc length = θ/360° × 2πr (θ in degrees)

📦 3-D Solids (Surface Area & Volume)

Solid Volume (V) Total Surface Area (TSA) Lateral/Curved SA Trick
Cuboid (l,b,h) l b h 2(lb+bh+hl) 2h(l+b) “L-B-H, wrap gift twice”
Cube (a) 6a² 4a² “Six faces, four sides”
Cylinder (r,h) π r² h 2πr(r+h) 2πrh “Pie-r-sq-h, two-pi-r-(r+h)”
Cone (r,h,l) ⅓ π r² h π r(r+l) π r l “One-third pie, slant-l”
Sphere (r) 4/3 π r³ 4π r² “Four-thirds pie-r-cube”
Hemisphere 2/3 π r³ 3π r² 2π r² “Half-sphere, 3-pi-r-sq”

Slant height l = √(r²+h²)


📐 Pythagoras & Special Triangles

  • Pythagoras: h² = p² + b²
  • 45-45-90: sides 1 : 1 : √2
  • 30-60-90: sides 1 : √3 : 2

🧮 Rapid-Fire MCQs

  1. Diagonal of a square of side 8 cm is
    a) 8 cm b) 8√2 cm c) 16 cm d) 4√2 cm

  2. Area of equilateral triangle with side 4 cm (approx)
    a) 6.9 cm² b) 8.3 cm² c) 5.2 cm² d) 7.1 cm²

  3. Volume of sphere of radius 3 cm (π=3.14)
    a) 84.78 cm³ b) 113.04 cm³ c) 28.26 cm³ d) 37.68 cm³

  4. Curved surface area of cylinder (r=7 cm, h=10 cm)
    a) 440 cm² b) 308 cm² c) 154 cm² d) 880 cm²

  5. Perimeter of semi-circle of diameter 14 cm (π=22/7)
    a) 22 cm b) 36 cm c) 44 cm d) 50 cm

  6. Diagonal of cube of side 5 cm is
    a) 5√3 cm b) 5√2 cm c) 10 cm d) 15 cm

  7. Area of trapezium with parallel sides 10 cm, 6 cm & height 4 cm
    a) 32 cm² b) 64 cm² c) 16 cm² d) 28 cm²

  8. If circumference is 44 cm, radius is
    a) 7 cm b) 14 cm c) 3.5 cm d) 21 cm

  9. Slant height of cone (r=6 cm, h=8 cm)
    a) 10 cm b) 14 cm c) 9 cm d) 12 cm

  10. Ratio of volumes of two spheres of radii 2 cm & 3 cm is
    a) 8 : 27 b) 4 : 9 c) 2 : 3 d) 1 : 3

Answers 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-a 5-b 6-a 7-a 8-a 9-a 10-a