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That is why when you need to calculate the perimeter of a quadrilateral you add up the value of the four sides. There is no easy formula to use.\u003Cbr>|\n\nThe perimeter of a parallelogram:  \nPerimeter of parallelogram = a + b + a + b = 2a + 2b = 2 (a + b)  \nThe perimeter of a circle:  \nPerimeter = 2 x π x r = 2 πr  \nOR  \nPerimeter = π D,  \nWhere, r is the radius of the circle and D is the diameter.  \nThe perimeter of a circle is also referred to as its circumference. You can check out this widget to see the interplay of different combinations of radius and circumference.  \nArea of a rectangle  \nArea of rectangle = length x breadth = l x b  \nArea of a square:  \nArea of square = a x a = a2  \nArea of a triangle  \nArea of triangle = ½ x b x h  \nArea of a Circle:  \nArea of a circle = πr2  \nOR  \nArea of a circle = πD2/4 ,  \nWhere r is the radius of the circle and D is the diameter.  \nSurface Area of Rectangular Prism:  \nSurface area of rectangular prisms = sum of surface area of six faces  \n= lb + lb + bh + bh + lh + lh = 2 (lb + bh + lh)  \nSurface Area of a Cuboid  \nSurface Area of cuboid = 2 (lb + bh + lh) = 2(a2 + a2 + a2 ) = 6a2  \nSurface Area of a Cone:  \nSurface Area of Cone = area of curved surface + area of circle  \n= πr + πr2  \n= πr (l + r)  \nSurface Area of a Cylinder:  \nSurface Area of cylinder = area of circle at top/front + area of circle at bottom/back + area of curved surface  \n= πr2 + πr2 + 2πrh  \n= πr (r + r + 2h)  \n= πr (2r + 2h)  \n= 2πr (r + h)  \nVolume of a rectangular prism:  \nLet us represent the length as ‘l’, breadth as ‘b’and height as ‘h’. Then, the Volume of prism = l x b x h = lbh  \nVolume of cube:  \nVolume of cube = a x a x a = a3  \nVolume of cylinder:  \nVolume of cylinder = π x r x r x h = πr2 h.  \nTry this widget to check if you have understood the formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder properly.","cbCaiuAeKyzfQVZk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuAeKyzfQVZk","pdf",1042048,11,"English","# Perimeter formulas\n## Triangle, rectangle, square, quadrilateral, parallelogram\n## Circle perimeter (circumference)\n# Area formulas\n## Rectangle, square, triangle, circle\n# Surface area and volume formulas\n## Rectangular prism and cuboid\n## Cone and cylinder\n## Volumes of prism, cube, and cylinder","[{\"question\":\"What is the general perimeter formula for a triangle and what must be checked?\",\"answer\":\"If the triangle’s sides are a, b, and c, then the perimeter is a + b + c. 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