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Shapes have areas and perimeters. Since the value of the area is in square units and the perimeter is not, you don't convert one to the other but sometimes you will be able to find out one value if you have the other.
Squares are easiest. The area is found by multiplying one side by another. Finding the square root of that number will give you the length of one side. Multiplying that side length by 4 will give you the perimeter.
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JudyFor the SAME area, you can have DIFFERENT perimeters. Therefore, you can't really calculate the perimeter only from the area, unless you have additional information - such as, what type of shape you are talking about (a circle, a square, a rectangle with a ratio of sides 1:2, etc.).
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How do you find the perimeter using area?
Depending on the figure given you can find the area from the perimeter For example- If you have a square with a perimeter of 24, you divide 24 by 4 because all the sides of a square are congruent. In turn you will 6 as each side of the square The formula for the area of a square is side2 so you get 62 which is 36. The area is 36
Area of rhombus if area and perimeter is given and if you have to find altitude?
Perimeter = 4*Side so that Side = Perimeter/4 Area of a rhombus = Side * Altitude so Altitude = Area/Side = Area/(Perimeter/4) = 4*Area/Perimeter
Is 56cm a perimeter or area?
It must be a perimeter. An area measurement would a square measurement like 56cm². ■
What is the perimeter for a polygon that's area is 20sq. units?
Even if you knew how many sides the polygon has, you stillcould not calculate its perimeter with that much information.Examples:-- An equilateral triangle with area of 20 has perimeter of 20.3885 .-- A square with area of 20 has perimeter of 17.889(rounded).-- A rectangle with area of 20 can have any perimeter more than 17.889 .4 by 5 . . . . area = 20, perimeter = 182 by 10 . . . area = 20, perimeter = 241 by 20 . . . area = 20, perimeter = 42..etc.
Why does the greatest area equal the greatest perimeter?
Because area is a function of perimeter.
