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Same perimeter different area?
Circle, square, triangle and rectangle of same perimeter. Which will have more area?? The circle will have the greatest area. For regular polygons, the greater the number of vertices, the greater the area. (And so, in the limit, the circle, with an infinite number of vetices, has the greatest area.)
Can width of a rectangle be greater than the length?
yes
What is a characteristic of a triangle right triangle and obtuse?
A right triangle has a 90 degree angle, and an obtuse triangle has an angle greater than 90 degrees
Does obtuse triangle must have greater area than an acute triangle?
yes. take an obtuse triangle that has a base of 8cm and a height of 3cm. then, take a right triangle that has a base of 3 cm and a height of 4 cm. do the math. the obtuse triangle will have a greater area. hope this helps.
What is the smallest number greater than 1 that is both triangle and square?
The answer is 36...Triangle = 1,3,6,10,15,21,28,36Square = 1,4,9,16,25,36
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