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Q: Why is it important to know how to find area and perimeter?
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How do you find the area if you know the perimeter?

It is impossible


Is it true that you can't find the perimeter if you don't know the area?

Not exactly. If I know the side lengths, I can still find the perimeter


If you know a perimeter of a square but not the length or width how do you find the area?

Divide the perimeter by 4 and then square the result to find the area of the square.


Can you find the perimeter and length if you know the area and width?

no


How can you find the perimeter of a square if you know the area?

You square-root the area


Can you find the perimeter if you know area of a rectangle?

You can find the perimeter of a rectangle if you know its area and the length of one side. Divide the area by the length of the known side and the quotient will be the length of a side perpendicular to the known side, and then multiply the sum of the two sides by two to find the perimeter.


If you know the perimeter of a rectangle but don't know the length of the sides can you find the area?

no


How do you find the perimeter of a triangle if you know the area?

You cannot. For a given area, an equilateral triangle will have the smallest perimeter but that perimeter can be increased - without limit - without increasing the area.


How do you find the width of the rectangle?

If you know the area the divide area by length if you know perimeter subtract it by 2xlength and divide by 2


If you know the perimeter how do you find the area?

Perimeter equals to 2 times the length plus 2 times the breadth. Area equals to length multiply by breadth


How can you find the area if you know the perimeter?

Only if you also know the shape and proportions. An equilateral triangle, for example.


How can you find the area of a square if you know the perimeter?

multiply the widht time s the length