Perimeter is the distance around the figure. Add all sides.
Area depends on the figure. Triangle --- 1/2 bh
Rectangle --- lw. Others --- divide into triangles and find the area of each triangle then add all together.
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Its perimeter is the sum of its 4 sides Its area is 0.5 times the product of its diagonals
You study all the formulas of volume, area, perimeter, and surface area of each shape
They both depend on circumference not perimeter.
perimeter and area. then again i am only in fourth grade gt class
For the perimeter of a polygon you add the sides to find the total distance around the shape. For area, you multiply using the various formulas for different polygons.