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Why is the perimeter of a square greater than the perimeter of a rectangle?
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∙ 9y ago
It is not.
The perimeter of a 1 cm square is 4 cm.
The perimeter of a 5 km * 15 km rectangle is 4000000 cm: a million times as large!
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What is the perimeter of a 40 acre rectangle of land?
Any length greater than 1 mile. The area of a rectangle is not sufficient to determine its perimeter.
Is The area of a rectangle always greater than the perimeter?
To answer this simply try a few out for yourself. In a 2x1 cm rectangle, the area is 2 cm squared and the perimeter is 6 cm In a 12x10 rectangle, the area is 120 cm squared and the perimeter is 44 cm. In some cases, the perimeter is larger and in others it is smaller. To answer your question, no, the perimeter of a rectangle is NOT always greater than its area.
What is the perimeter if 1.44 acres if the shape is a rectangle?
The perimeter can have any value greater than 1008.1 feet
What is the area of a rectangle if the perimeter is 60 cm and the length is 12 cm longer than it is wide?
Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(l+b).Area of rectangle is 216 centimeter square.
A rectangle has an area of 36 square meters What is the measurement of its perimeter?
If it was a square, which is a rectangle, the perimeter would be 24 meters . But it was a regular rectangle than it could be a few things actually , one of them would be 26 meters . Another would be 40 meters I think .
Is it sometimes always or never true that the perimeter of a rectangle is numerically greater than its area?
Sometimes. Experiment with a small square and with a large square (though any shape rectangle will do). A square of 4 x 4 has a perimeter of 16, and an area of 16. A smaller square has more perimeter than area. A larger square has more area than perimeter.
Can a rectangle have a greater perimeter and also have a greater area?
Of course, a rectangle can have a greater perimeter and a greater area. Simply double all the sides: the perimeter is doubled and the area is quadrupled - both bigger than they were.
What is the area of a rectangle if it has an perimeter of 54?
Any area you like greater than 0 square units, and less than or equal to 182.25 square units.
What could be the perimeter of a rectangle with an area of 48 square centimeters?
Anything greater than 27.713cm (4 x √48).
Can a rectangle have a greater perimeter than another one but have a greater area too?
yes it can; a rectangle 5 by 2 has perimeter 14 and area 10 for example; a rectangle 10 by 2 has perimeter 24 and area 20, both greater.
What fraction of the perimeter of the rectangle is length of the rectangle?
Conventionally, any fraction greater than a quarter.
What is the area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 18 units on a coordinate plane?
Assuming that the fact that it is a rectangle means that it cannot be a square, then it can have any value in the interval (0, 20.25) square units. This depends on whether the rectangle is a long thin shape or a near-square.
What is the perimeter of a 40 acre rectangle of land?
Any length greater than 1 mile. The area of a rectangle is not sufficient to determine its perimeter.
Is The area of a rectangle always greater than the perimeter?
To answer this simply try a few out for yourself. In a 2x1 cm rectangle, the area is 2 cm squared and the perimeter is 6 cm In a 12x10 rectangle, the area is 120 cm squared and the perimeter is 44 cm. In some cases, the perimeter is larger and in others it is smaller. To answer your question, no, the perimeter of a rectangle is NOT always greater than its area.
What is the perimeter if 1.44 acres if the shape is a rectangle?
The perimeter can have any value greater than 1008.1 feet
What values of x is the area of the rectangle greater than the perimeter?
5x> 4
Need a rectangle with a area greater than 30 and a perimeter of 22?
6x5
