Core geometry formulas and shape properties tested on the GMAT quantitative section.
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- What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
- Area = (1/2) * base * height
- What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
- Area = length * width
- What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?
- Circumference = 2 * pi * radius, or pi * diameter
- What is the formula for the area of a circle?
- Area = pi * radius squared
- State the Pythagorean theorem.
- In a right triangle, a squared + b squared = c squared, where c is the hypotenuse
- What is the sum of all interior angles in a triangle?
- 180 degrees
- What is the sum of all interior angles in a quadrilateral?
- 360 degrees
- What is the sum of all interior angles in an n-sided polygon?
- (n - 2) * 180 degrees
- What is the formula for the area of a trapezoid?
- Area = (1/2) * (base1 + base2) * height
- What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?
- Area = base * height
- What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular solid (box)?
- Volume = length * width * height
- What is the formula for the volume of a cube?
- Volume = side cubed
- What is the formula for the volume of a sphere?
- Volume = (4/3) * pi * radius cubed
- What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder?
- Volume = pi * radius squared * height
- What is the formula for the surface area of a cube?
- Surface area = 6 * side squared