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Many formulas are associated with the study of three-dimensional shapes in geometry. Here, you find formulas for calculating the volume, surface area, and lateral area of cylinders, cones, spheres, pyramids, cube, and rectangular prisms.

Cylinders

  • The lateral area of a cylinder equals

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Cones

  • The lateral area equals

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Spheres

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Square pyramids

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Cubes

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Rectangular prisms

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Allen Ma is a math teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY. Allen has taught geometry for more than 25 years, has coached the math team, and is a former honors math research coordinator.

Amber Kuang is a math teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY. Amber has taught all levels of math, from algebra to calculus, for 20 years.