Does total distance equal the area?

Answer 1

No. The formula for the area of a rectangle, the easiest to measure, goes as follows goes as follows:

X=distance of side A

Y=distance of side B

A=area of figure

Now, the formula is:(X)(Y)=A

for other figures you convert them into

triangles where you can use (Base)(height) divided by 2=A

this is called triangulation.