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Variables and Formulas Summary: Perimeter (Around Measure)

1) Variables represent numbers that can change and are used in formulas. Formulas are patterns in the form of equations that solve for unknown values using variables and numbers. 2) Common geometric formulas include those for calculating the perimeter and area of rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, circles, cylinders, cones, and spheres. 3) Variables and formulas are essential tools for solving problems involving length, width, radius, volume, surface area, temperature conversion, money, and other quantified values.

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Variables and Formulas Summary: Perimeter (Around Measure)

1) Variables represent numbers that can change and are used in formulas. Formulas are patterns in the form of equations that solve for unknown values using variables and numbers. 2) Common geometric formulas include those for calculating the perimeter and area of rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, circles, cylinders, cones, and spheres. 3) Variables and formulas are essential tools for solving problems involving length, width, radius, volume, surface area, temperature conversion, money, and other quantified values.

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Variables and Formulas Summary

1) Variables: These symbols, being letters, actually represent numbers, but the numbers
can change from time to time, or vary. Thus are they called variables.
Example: Pick general terms for the sides of the rectangle:
length

width width

length

Distance around the rectangle = length + width + length + width


Perimeter (around measure):
Perimeter = length + width + length + width, or
P=l+w+l+w

2) Formula: These are patterns in the form of equations and variables, often with
numbers, which solve for something we want to know, like the perimeter equation
before, or like:

Area of a rectangle: A=BxH

Volume of a Sphere:

Pythagorean Theorem: a2 + b2 = c2

Distance, rate: (rate of speed) (time) = distance


or in other words:
rt = d
where r is the rate
t is the time
d is the distance

Tax Percentage: (interest rate) (Purchase amount)


or in other words:
T = rP
Where t is tax
r is rate of tax
P is the purchase amount.
Simple Interest: A = 500(1.09)3 = $647.51
A = P(1 + r)Y

Section 2.2
where A is the Amount in your account at the end
P is the principal amount (starting amount)
r is the interest rate
Y is the number of years that it is invested.

Temperature Conversion:

C = (F – 32)
where F is the degrees in Fahrenheit
C is the degree in Celsius

Money US($):
V = .25q + .10d
where V is the Total Value of money
q is the number of quarters
d is the number of dimes

3) Common Geometric Formulas: Here are some basic geometric formulas that you
need to know for this course:

P is the perimeter
l
P = 2l + 2w l is the length
w
A = lw w is the width

Rectangle A is the Area

P is the perimeter
b
P = 2a + 2b
a a is a side length
h
b is the other side length

Parallelogram
A = bh A is the Area
P is perimeter
b
P = b+a+B+d b is the little base
a h d
B is the big base
B
a is a leg
A = h(B+b) d is a leg

Trapezoid A is the Area

P = s1+s2+s3 P is the perimeter

h A is the Area
b A = bh
Triangle

a is one angle
b
a+b+c= b is another angle
c
180° c is another angle
a
Triangle
SA =2lw+2wh+2lh l is the length

H h is the height

w w is the width
l V = lwh
SA is the Surface Area
Rectangular Solid
V is volume
C = 2πr C is the Circumference
or Perimeter

r π is a number, about
3.14159 . . . it has a
button on your calculator

A = πr2 r is the radius of the


circle
Circle
A is the area inside the
circle.
LSA is Lateral Surface
r
LSA = 2πrh Area = Area just on the
sides

h SA =2πrh+2πr2 h is the height

SA is total surface area

π is a number, about
Cylinder V = πr h
2 3.14159 . . . it has a
button on your calculator

r is the radius of the


circle

V is Volume

LSA = πrl h is the height


r is the radius of the
h l circle
SA = πr2+ πrl l is the slant height
r π is a number, about
3.14159 . . . it has a
V = πr2h button on your calculator
Cone
SA is total surface area

LSA is Lateral Surface


Area = Area just on the
sides
r
SA = 4πr2 r is the radius

SA is the surface area


V = πr 3
V is the Volume

Sphere

Section 2.2

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