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Measurement Formulas

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Measurement formulas

These formulas are applied to measure ratios of a specific quantity. It is derived by comparing one quantity with the conventional unit. The fundamental measurements are area, mass, volume, and distance.

Measurement formulas are there to assist us in finding the basic measurements using the provided parameters. This category of formulas also comprises a few conversion formulas such as the conversion of meter to miles, an inch into feet, etc.

What are the measurement formulas?

For various objects, we get separate measurement formulas. These formulas are indispensable when you wish to calculate the parameters of certain objects. The dimension of any object is either 2 dimensional or 3 dimensional. Below we have listed the measurement formulas for different shapes.

Table of measurement formulas applicable to 2-dimensional shapes

Shape Type	Measurement of area	Measurement of perimeter
Rectangle	Length x breadth square units	2 x (length + breadth)
Square	(Measurement of a side)2	4 x measurement of any side
Triangle	½ x base x altitude square units	Sum of three sides
Parallelogram	Height x base square units	2(a+b)
Isosceles Trapezoid	½ x h(a+b) square units	a + b + c + d
Circle	Πr2 square units	2 Πr
Rhombus	½ x 1st diagonal x 2nd diagonal square units	4 x measurement of any side

For 3-D shapes, we can evaluate the total surface area, length and volume.

Table of measurement formulas applicable to 3-dimensional shapes

Shape Type	Total surface area	Length or lateral surface area	Volume
Cube	6a2	4a2	a3
Cuboid	2 x (length x breadth + breadth x height + height x length)	2. height (breadth + length)	Length x height x breadth
Cone	Πr(r+l), here r is the radius of the cone’s base.	Πrl Here, l is the slant height of the cone.	1/3 Πr2h
Sphere	4 Πr2	–	4/3 Πr3
Cylinder	2 Πr(h+r )	2Πrh	Πr2h
Prism	Lateral surface area x (2x base area)	Height x base perimeter	Base x height
Pyramid	Base area + lateral surface area	½ perimeter x slant height	1/3 x h x B