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Area is usually not measured, but calculated. For several standard shapes (for example, rectangles, circles, etc.) there are standard formulae to calculate the area; for an arbitrary irregular shape, integration can be used. This basically means mentally cutting the shape into lots of small pieces.
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What is measured in area?
Length squared
Is area measured in cm?
NO! It's measured in cm2
Why is area measured in units cubed?
Area is not measured in units cubed so this question makes no sense.
What area is measured in length units?
None. Area cannot be measured in length units - only in squares of such units.
Explain why perimeter is measured in units and area is measured in square units?
Because the perimeter is a linear measurement, and area is measured by multiplying 2 linear measurements together.
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