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For a flat shape, the 'perimeter' is the length of the piece of string you'd need

to wrap around it exactly one time, and the 'area' is the whole place inside it,

that you'd cover with paint or grass.

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Q: How is the area different from the perimeter?
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How are area and perimeter different from each other?

The perimeter is the outside of a shape and the area is the inside of it


What is the relationship for perimeter and area for rectangle?

There is no relationship between the perimeter and area of a rectangle. Knowing the perimeter, it's not possible to find the area. If you pick a number for the perimeter, there are an infinite number of rectangles with different areas that all have that perimeter. Knowing the area, it's not possible to find the perimeter. If you pick a number for the area, there are an infinite number of rectangles with different perimeters that all have that area.


How do you figure out the area if you know the perimeter?

You can't. The perimeter doesn't tell the area. There are an infinite number of shapes with different dimensions and different areas that all have the same perimeter.


How do you determine the area of a rectangle if you know the perimeter?

You can't. The perimeter doesn't tell the area. There are an infinite number of shapes with different dimensions and different areas that all have the same perimeter.


Can a shape have the same area but not perimeter?

Most shapes have different perimeter than area, as far as value.


Can a square have different area and perimeter?

Yes


What is the perimeter if the area is 4785 feet?

Knowing the area doesn't tell you the perimeter. There are an infinite number of different sizes and shapes with different perimeters that all have the same area. The shortest possible perimeter for any area is a circle. The shortest possible perimeter for any area with straight sides is a square. And also by the way, there are many different units for area. "Feet" is not one of them. "Square feet" is.


How shapes have the same area but different perimeter?

Because the area is different than the perimeters


The area of a rectangle is 100 inches the perimeter is 40 a second rectangle has the same area but a different perimeter. Is the second rectangle a square?

the area of a rectangleis 100 square inches. The perimeter of the rectangle is 40 inches. A second rectangle has the same area but a different perimeter. Is the secind rectangle a square? Explain why or why not.


Is area the same with perimeter?

perimeter is different from area because example is in rectangle from formula until you get the answer you can easily see the difference


What is the different between the perimeter and the area of a polygon?

Area you multiply 2 sides and perimeter you add all the sides together.


What do you notice about the area of shapes that have the same perimeter?

That two different shapes may well have the same perimeter, but different areas. As an example, a 3 x 1 rectangle and a 2 x 2 rectangle have the same perimeter, but the area is different.