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Geometry formulas

One printable sheet for 57 Geometry tools — formulas collected from each calculator’s How it works.

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30 60 90 Triangle Calculator

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\[ x,\ x\sqrt3,\ 2x \]

The sides are x, x√3, and 2x.

45 45 90 Triangle Calculator

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\[ c=a\sqrt2 \]

The hypotenuse is leg × √2.

Angle Between Two Vectors Calculator

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\[ \theta=\arccos\frac{u\cdot v}{|u||v|} \]

cos θ = (u·v) / (|u||v|).

Arc Length Calculator

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\[ s=r\theta,\ \theta\text{ in radians} \]

Arc length is the fraction of the circumference.

\[ A = \ell w \]

Multiply length by width.

Area of a Circle Calculator

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\[ A = \pi r^{2} = \pi (d/2)^{2} \]

Area of the disk.

\[ C = 2\pi r = \pi d \]

Circumference of the rim.

\[ d = 2r \]

Diameter.

\[ r = \sqrt{A/\pi} \]

From area.

Central Angle Calculator

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\[ \theta=s/r \]

Central angle in radians is arc length divided by radius.

\[ \theta^\circ=(s/r)\times(180/\pi) \]

The same opening in degrees.

Centroid of a Triangle Calculator

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\[ G_x=\frac{x_1+x_2+x_3}{3} \]

Average the x-coordinates of the three vertices.

\[ G_y=\frac{y_1+y_2+y_3}{3} \]

Average the y-coordinates of the three vertices.

\[ AG:GM=2:1 \]

G also sits two-thirds of the way along each median, from the vertex toward the opposite midpoint.

Chord Length Calculator

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\[ c=2r\sin(\theta/2) \]

The chord subtended by θ is 2 r sin(θ/2).

Classifying Triangles Calculator

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\[ a^2+b^2 \mathbin{?} c^2 \]

Compare sides for equality; compare a²+b² with c² for the angle type.

Clock Angle Calculator

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\[ \theta=\min(d,360^\circ-d) \]

Each minute moves the minute hand 6° and the hour hand 0.5°.

Complementary Angles Calculator

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\[ 90^\circ-\theta \]

Complementary angles sum to 90°.

Cone Calculator

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\[ s=\sqrt{r^{2}+h^{2}},\quad S=\pi r(r+s),\quad V=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h \]

Compute slant height, then surface and volume.

Coterminal Angle Calculator

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\[ \theta\bmod 360^\circ \]

Add or subtract full turns until the angle lies in that interval.

Cube Calculator

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\[ V=a^3 \]

V = a³; S = 6a²; face diagonal a√2; space diagonal a√3.

Cylinder Calculator

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\[ V=\pi r^{2}h,\quad S=2\pi r(r+h) \]

Enter Radius (r) and Height (h) for the Cylinder Calculator; use finite values in the indicated domain. The calculator reports Surface and Volume: Cylinder volume πr²h and total surface 2πr(r+h). Radius and Height must share a length unit; area and volume use its square and cube.

\[ d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^{2}+(y_2-y_1)^{2}} \]

Apply the Pythagorean theorem to the coordinate differences.

Ellipse Area Calculator

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\[ A=\pi ab \]

Enter Semi-axis (a) and Semi-axis (b) for the Ellipse Area Calculator; use finite values in the indicated domain. The calculator reports Area: Ellipse area is π a b. Semi-major a and Semi-minor b are radii, not full axis lengths.

Ellipsoid Volume Calculator

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\[ V=\frac43\pi abc \]

Volume is (4/3)πabc.

Equation of a Circle Calculator

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\[ r=\sqrt{(x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}} \]

Radius is the distance from the center (h, k) to the given point (x, y).

\[ (x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}=r^{2} \]

Standard form of the circle equation.

Equilateral Triangle Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{\sqrt3}{4}s^2 \]

Height is (√3/2)s; area is (√3/4)s².

Euler’s Formula for Polyhedra Calculator

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\[ V-E+F=2 \]

Convex polyhedra satisfy χ = 2.

Golden Rectangle Calculator

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\[ L=\varphi s,\ A=sL \]

The aspect ratio is φ = (1+√5)/2.

Hemisphere Calculator

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\[ V=\frac23\pi r^3,\ S=3\pi r^2 \]

Volume is (2/3)π r³; total surface is 3π r².

Heron's Formula Calculator

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\[ A=\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)} \]

s is the semiperimeter; area is √[s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)].

Isosceles Triangle Calculator

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\[ h=\sqrt{a^2-(b/2)^2} \]

Height to the base is √(a² − (b/2)²).

Kite Area Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{pq}{2} \]

Kite diagonals are perpendicular; area is half the product.

Parallelogram Area Calculator

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\[ A=bh \]

Area is base times perpendicular height.

Perimeter Calculator

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\[ P=2(\ell+w)\ \text{or}\ ns \]

Mode 0: rectangle 2(ℓ+w). Mode 1: regular n-gon n·s.

Perimeter of a Triangle Calculator

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\[ P=a+b+c \]

Add the three side lengths.

Polygon Angles Calculator

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\[ \sum=(n-2)180^\circ \]

Enter Number of sides (n) for the Polygon Angles Calculator; use finite values in the indicated domain. The calculator reports Interior sum (°), Each interior (°), and Each exterior (°): Interior sum (n−2)180°; exterior 360°/n. Number of sides must be a whole number of at least 3.

Pyramid Volume Calculator

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\[ V=\frac13 Bh \]

Pyramid volume is one-third base area times height.

Pythagorean Triples Calculator

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\[ a^2+b^2=c^2 \]

A triple satisfies a² + b² = c² after sorting so c is largest.

Pythogorean Theorem

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\[ c = \sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}} \]

Take the square root of a² + b².

Quadrilateral Area Calculator

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\[ A=\frac12\left|\sum(x_i y_{i+1}-x_{i+1}y_i)\right| \]

Close the loop and apply the shoelace formula.

Reference Angle Calculator

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\[ \theta_{\mathrm{ref}} \]

Reduce to [0, 360), then take the acute distance to the x-axis.

Regular Polygon Area Calculator

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\[ ap=\frac{s}{2\tan(\pi/n)},\quad A=\frac{ns^{2}}{4\tan(\pi/n)} \]

Area uses side length and apothem ap = s / (2 tan(π/n)).

Rhombus Area Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{pq}{2} \]

The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors; area is half their product.

Sector Area Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{\theta}{2}r^2 \]

Sector area is the matching fraction of π r².

Segment Area Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{r^2}{2}(\theta-\sin\theta) \]

Segment area is the sector minus the triangular portion.

Semicircle Area Calculator

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\[ A=\tfrac12\pi r^2 \]

Area of the half-disk is half of π r².

\[ P=\pi r+2r \]

Perimeter is the curved arc plus the diameter.

Similar Triangles Calculator

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\[ a/a'=b/b' \]

Corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional.

Slant Height Calculator

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\[ s=\sqrt{r^2+h^2} \]

The slant is the hypotenuse of r and h.

Sphere Calculator

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\[ S=4\pi r^{2},\ V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^{3} \]

Enter Radius (r) for the Sphere Calculator; use finite values in the indicated domain. The calculator reports Surface area and Volume: Surface 4πr² and volume 4/3 πr³. Radius must be nonnegative; Surface area uses squared units and Volume uses cubed units.

Supplementary Angles Calculator

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\[ 180^\circ-\theta \]

Supplementary angles sum to 180°.

\[ S = 2(\ell w + \ell h + w h) \]

Sum the three unique face areas and double.

Surface Area to Volume Ratio Calculator

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\[ \mathrm{shape}=\mathrm{sphere},\ \mathrm{cube},\ \mathrm{or\ box} \]

Pick the solid. A sphere uses radius r, a cube uses side a, and a rectangular box uses length, width, and height. Keep every length in the same unit.

\[ S_{\mathrm{sphere}}=4\pi r^{2},\ S_{\mathrm{cube}}=6a^{2},\ S_{\mathrm{box}}=2(\ell w+\ell h+wh) \]

Surface area S is the outside. Sphere 4πr², cube 6a², box twice the three pairwise faces.

\[ V_{\mathrm{sphere}}=\tfrac{4}{3}\pi r^{3},\ V_{\mathrm{cube}}=a^{3},\ V_{\mathrm{box}}=\ell wh \]

Volume V is the interior. Sphere (4/3)πr³, cube a³, box ℓwh.

\[ S/V,\quad \mathrm{sphere}=3/r,\quad \mathrm{cube}=6/a \]

Divide. The surface area to volume ratio is S/V. The unit is 1 over length: 1/cm if you typed centimetres. Closed forms 3/r and 6/a skip the long way for a sphere and a cube.

Tangent of a Circle Calculator

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\[ t=\sqrt{d^2-r^2} \]

If the point is at distance d from the center, tangent length is √(d² − r²).

Tetrahedron Volume Calculator

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\[ V=\frac{a^3\sqrt2}{12} \]

V = a³ √2 / 12.

Torus Calculator

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\[ V=2\pi^2 R r^2 \]

V = 2π² R r²; S = 4π² R r, with R > r > 0.

Trapezoid Calculator

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\[ A=\frac{a+b}{2}h \]

Average the parallel sides and multiply by height.

Triangle Angle Calculator

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\[ C=180^\circ-A-B \]

Interior angles of a Euclidean triangle sum to 180°.

Triangle Area Calculator

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\[ A=\tfrac12 bh \]

Base-height is (1/2)bh; otherwise Heron’s formula from three sides.

Triangle Height Calculator

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\[ h_a=2A/a \]

h_a = 2A/a. If area is 0, A = (1/2)bc sin α.

Triangle Inequality Theorem Calculator

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\[ a+b>c \]

Each side must be shorter than the sum of the other two.

Triangular Prism Calculator

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\[ V=A\ell \]

Volume is (Heron area of the triangular face) times length.

\[ V = \ell w h \]

Multiply length, width, and height.

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