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Geometric Formulas
 
CIRCLE
Area = Square of Diameter x 0.7854
or Square of Radius x 3.1416
Circumference = Diameter x 3.1416
Diameter = Circumference x 0.3183
Doubling diameter increases area four times;
tripling diameter increases area nine times, etc.
 
SQUARE
Area Square of Side
Diagonal Side x 1.4142
Side Diagonal x 0.7071
 
SQUARE INSCRIBED IN CIRCLE
Side of Square = Diameter of Circle x 0.7072
or Circumference of Circle x 0.2251
Diameter of Circle = Side of Square x 1.4142
Circumference of Circle = Side of Square x 4.4429
 
RECTANGLE
Area = Length x Width
Diagonal = Square root of sum of squares
of Width and Length
 
HEXAGON (EQUAL SIDES AND ANGLES)
Area Square of Distance Across Flats x 0.866
or Square of Side x 2.598
Side 1/2 of Diagonal
or Distance across Flats x 0.577
Diagonal Distance across Flats x 1.155
or Side x 2.00
 
SQUARE AND CIRCLE WITH EQUAL AREA
Side of Square Diameter of Circle x 0.8862
Diameter of Circle Side of Square x 1.128
Circumference of Circle Side of Square x 3.545

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