Perimeter

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What is perimeter?

Back

Perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a shape.

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How do you calculate the perimeter of a rectangle?

Back

Add the lengths of all four sides or use the formula: P = 2(length + width).

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What is the perimeter of a square with each side measuring 5 cm?

Back

20 cm (P = 4 x side length).

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What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides measuring 3 m, 4 m, and 5 m?

Back

12 m (3 + 4 + 5).

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What is the perimeter of a pentagon with sides measuring 5 ft each?

Back

25 ft (5 ft x 5 sides).

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What is the perimeter of a trapezoid with bases of 10 ft and 6 ft, and legs of 5 ft each?

Back

26 ft (10 + 6 + 5 + 5).

Front

What is the perimeter of a circle called?

Back

Circumference.

Front

How do you find the perimeter of an irregular shape?

Back

Add the lengths of all the sides together.

Front

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8 m and a width of 3 m?

Back

22 m (P = 2(8 + 3)).

Front

If a square has a perimeter of 24 cm, what is the length of one side?

Back

6 cm (P = 4 x side length, so side = 24/4).