ACT Math Formulas

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What is the formula for the area of a circle?

Back

A = π r²

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

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What is the distance formula in a coordinate plane?

Back

d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)² + (y_2 - y_1)²}

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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How do you calculate the perimeter of a polygon?

Back

Add all the sides together.

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CCSS.3.MD.D.8

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Back

A = ½bh

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Back

y = mx + b

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism?

Back

V = lwh

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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What is the Pythagorean theorem?

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a² + b² = c², where c is the hypotenuse.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Front

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Back

A = lw

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

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What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?

Back

C = 2πr or C = πd

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CCSS.7.G.B.4

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What is the formula for the area of a trapezoid?

Back

A = ½(a + b)h, where a and b are the lengths of the bases.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1