GED Formula Sheet

This page will be provided when you take the GED Mathematics Test. Although you do not need to memorize these formulas, it is a good idea to be familiar with the contents of this page so that you will know when to use it.
FORMULAS

AREA of a: square rectangle parallelogram triangle trapezoid circle PERIMETER of a: square rectangle triangle CIRCUMFERENCE of a: circle VOLUME of a: cube rectangular solid square pyramid cylinder cone

Area Area Area Area Area Area

side2 length width base height 1 base height 2 1 (base1 base2) height 2 radius2; is approximately equal to 3.14. 4 side 2 length 2 width side1 side2 side 3

Perimeter Perimeter Perimeter

Circumference diameter; is approximately equal to 3.14. Volume edge3 Volume length width height 1 Volume (base edge)2 height 3 Volume radius2 height; is approximately equal to 3.14. 1 radius2 height; Volume 3 is approximately equal to 3.14.

COORDINATE GEOMETRY distance between points (x2 x1)2 (y2 y1)2; (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are two points in a plane. y2 y1 slope of a line x2 x1 ; (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are two points on the line. PYTHAGOREAN RELATIONSHIP a2 b2 c2; a and b are legs and c the hypotenuse of a right triangle. MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY x1 x2 ... xn mean , where the xs are the values for which a mean is desired, n and n is the total number of values for x. median the middle value of an odd number of ordered scores, and halfway between the two middle values of an even number of ordered scores. SIMPLE INTEREST DISTANCE TOTAL COST interest principal rate time distance rate time total cost (number of units) (price per unit)

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