Mensuration

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Conversion

Length
$1\text{ m} = 100\text{ cm}$
Area
$1\text{ m}^2 = 10\ 000\text{ cm}^2$
Volume
$1\text{ m}^3 = 1\ 000\ 000\text{ cm}^3$

2D Shapes

Shape Area Perimeter
Parallelogram$bh$
Trapezium$\dfrac{1}{2}(a+b)h$
Circle$\pi r^2$$2\pi r$

3D Shapes

Shape Volume Surface Area
Cuboid$lbh$
Cylinder$\pi r^2 h$$2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh$
Prismcross-sectional area $\times\, l$
Pyramid$\dfrac{1}{3} \times$ base area $\times$ height
Cone$\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h$$\pi r^2 + \pi rl$
Sphere$\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$$4\pi r^2$
$l$ = slant height for cone

Arc & Sector

In degrees:
Arc Length
$s = \dfrac{\theta}{360^\circ} \times 2\pi r$
Sector Area
$A = \dfrac{\theta}{360^\circ} \times \pi r^2$
In radians ($180^\circ = \pi$ rad):
Arc Length
$s = r\theta$
Sector Area
$A = \dfrac{1}{2}r^2\theta$