2014 GED® Test Resources
Mathematics Formula Sheet
The 2014 GED® Mathematical Reasoning test contains a formula sheet, which displays formulas
relating to geometric measurement and certain algebra concepts. Formulas are provided to testtakers so that they may focus on application, rather than the memorization, of formulas.
Mathematics Formula Sheet
Area of a:
parallelogram
A  bh
A  1 h  b1  b2 
2
trapezoid
Surface Area and Volume of a:
rectangular/right prism
SA  ph  2B
SA  2rh  2r
SA  1 ps  B
2
cylinder
pyramid
V  Bh
2
2
V  r h
V  1 Bh
3
2
V  1 r h
3
SA  rs  r 2
cone
SA  4r
sphere
(p = perimeter of base B;
3
V  4 r
3
2
  3.14 )
Algebra
y 2  y1
x 2  x1
slope of a line
m 
slope-intercept form
of the equation of a line
y  mx  b
point-slope form of the
equation of a line
y  y 1  m  x  x1
standard form of a
quadratic equation
y  ax 2  bx  c
quadratic formula
x 
b 
Pythagorean Theorem
a2  b 2  c 2
simple interest
I  prt
b 2  4ac
2a
(I = interest, p = principal, r = rate, t = time)
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Area of a:
parallelogram
trapezoid
Surface Area and Volume of a:
rectangular/right prism
cylinder
pyramid
cone
sphere
A  bh
A  1 h  b1  b2 
2
SA  ph  2B
SA  2rh  2r
SA  1 ps  B
2
V  Bh
2
2
V  r h
V  1 Bh
3
2
SA  rs  r 2
V  1 r h
3
3
2
V  4 r
SA  4r
3
(p = perimeter of base B;   3.14 )
Algebra
y 2  y1
x 2  x1
slope of a line
m 
slope-intercept form
of the equation of a line
y  mx  b
point-slope form of the
equation of a line
y  y 1  m  x  x1
standard form of a
quadratic equation
y  ax 2  bx  c
quadratic formula
x 
Pythagorean Theorem
a2  b 2  c 2
simple interest
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b 
b 2  4ac
2a
I  prt
(I = interest, p = principal, r = rate, t = time)
2