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How do you measure shapes?

Updated: 12/18/2022
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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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