Areas and Perimeters of Plane Figures

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Name

Figure Formula Nomenclature
[math]\text {Triangle}\,[/math]
AreaPerim Triangle.png
[math]\text {Perimeter:}\,[/math]

[math]P=a+b+c\,[/math]

[math]\text {Area:}\,[/math]

[math]A=\frac {1}{2} bh[/math]
[math]a,b,c : \text {sides}\,[/math]

[math]b : \text{base}\,[/math]

[math]h : \text {height}\,[/math]
[math]\text {Square}\,[/math]
AreaPerim Square.png
[math]\text {Perimeter:}\,[/math]

[math]P=4a\,[/math]

[math]\text {Area:}\,[/math]

[math]A=a^2\,[/math]
[math]a : \text {side}\,[/math]
[math]\text {Rectangle}\,[/math]
AreaPerim Rectangle.png
[math]\text {Perimeter:}\,[/math]

[math]P=2b+2h\,[/math]

[math]\text {Area:}\,[/math]

[math]A=bh\,[/math]
[math]b : \text {base}\,[/math]

[math]h : \text {height}\,[/math]
[math]\text {Circle}\,[/math]
AreaPerim Circle.png
[math]\text {Perimeter:}\,[/math]

[math]P=2\pi r\,[/math]

[math]\text {Area:}\,[/math]

[math]A=\pi r^2\,[/math]
[math]r : \text {radius}\,[/math]



Usage

To find the area of basic figures

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