Midpoint, volume, surface area

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Midpoint

The midpoint of two points (x1,y1,z1)\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right) and (x2,y2,z2)\left(x_2, y_2, z_2\right) in 3-D space is

midpoint=(x1+x22,y1+y22,z1+z22)\text{midpoint} = \left(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1+y_2}{2}, \frac{z_1+z_2}{2}\right)

HL students should recognize this as the mean of two position vectors.

2D shapes area and perimeter

shape area notes
circle πr2\pi r^2
triangle 12bh\displaystyle \frac 12 bh Height (altitude) may be outside the base, for an obtuse triangle
parallelogram bhbh
rectangle lwlw
trapezoid (trapezium) 12(a+b)h\displaystyle {\frac 12(a+b)h} aa and bb are the two parallel bases

Circumference of a circle: 2πr2\pi r

Perimeter of a square: 4l4l

Perimeter of a rectangle: 2(l+w)=2l+2w2(l+w) = 2l + 2w

Volume and surface area of 3D shapes

3D shape volume surface area notes
sphere 43πr3\displaystyle \frac 43\pi r^3 4πr24\pi r^2
semisphere 23πr3\displaystyle \frac 23\pi r^3 3πr23\pi r^2 including base
prism AhAh AA: base area
pyramid 13Ah\displaystyle \frac 13 Ah AA: base area
cylinder πr2h\pi r^2h 2πr(r+h)2\pi r(r + h) 2πrh2\pi rh is for the curved surface
cone 13πr2h\displaystyle \frac 13 \pi r^2h not required
rectangular prism (cuboid) lwhlwh 2(lw+wh+lh)2(lw + wh + lh) beware of open-top boxes