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the perimeter is how long the surrounding of the shape is for example if a side of a square is 1 and there are 4 sides the perimeter would be 4

4x1=4

the area is how much space a shape takes up so if the sides of a square are 2

the area would be 4squared

2x2=4

formulas for a square

A=BxH

P=length of sides added up

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The perimeter of a shape is the total length of its boundary or the sum of the lengths of all its sides. It is measured in linear units such as inches, feet, or meters. The area of a shape is the measure of the surface enclosed by the shape's boundary. It is measured in square units such as square inches, square feet, or square meters.

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An area is the length times the width and perimeter is the sum of all the sides added together.

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The area is the square surface and the perimeter is the total distance around the surface.

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By multiplying length times width

The area is found.

Perimeter is the sum of sides

The distance all around.

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