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First get any shape and divide it by triangles. For example, a hexagon has six sides, you divided by 4 triangles. You know that a triangle measures 180 degrees, so you add all the triangle by 180 degrees and you give the answer.
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How do you measure shapes with a protractor?
A protractor is used to measure angles.
How do you measure square meters of a rhombus and a triangle?
The answer depends on what information you have about the shapes.
How do you get square footage answers?
You measure or calculate the area. How you do that will depend on the shapes involved.
What are square centimetres measure for?
Surface area of shapes can be measured in square centimetres
What is the use of a geometry compass?
Mainly to draw or measure angles of lines or shapes on paper.
How do you measure shapes with a protractor?
A protractor is used to measure angles.
How do you work out the volume?
There are formulas for regular shapes. Not all shapes have formulas; for these you can fill them with liquid and measure or weigh the contents.
How can you measure the area of an angle?
Angles do not have areas because they are not closed shapes.
What is the instrument used to measure the area of irregular shapes on the map?
A Planimeter.
How do you measure square meters of a rhombus and a triangle?
The answer depends on what information you have about the shapes.
How can you measure a volume that doesn't have a regular shape?
Divide it into regular shapes which are calculable, and then add each of the (divided) shapes back together for your answer.
What is the literal meaining of geometry?
geo- earth metr- measure originally geometry used measure planets not shapes
How do we measure the volume of regularly shaped objects?
Well to measure the volume of regular shapes then do exactly what u do with other shapes and measure what u can and if that doesn't help then I don't know what will and I'm only 11 and I am the best 8th grader at my school when it comes to math
How do you find the area of an uneven shape?
One method is to divide it into regular shapes - rectangles, triangles, etc. - and measure the areas of those shapes.
How do you get square footage answers?
You measure or calculate the area. How you do that will depend on the shapes involved.
What are square centimetres measure for?
Surface area of shapes can be measured in square centimetres
Two ways to find the perimeter of a rectangle?
1.) You can measure the sides of the shapes and add
