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Draw two different shapes with a perimeter of 16 units. What is the area of each shape?

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So, you will obviously have to do the drawing bit, but I can help with the rest. I would first recommend drawing a square with a side length of 4, which will give you a perimeter of 16. The formula for area in a square is s², where s is the side length. That means the area for the square is 4², or 16 units², just like the perimeter.

You can draw any shape you like for the second one, but I would suggest a rectangle with a length of 6 and a width of 2. Perimeter for a rectangle is P = 2L + 2w , and 2(6) +2(2) = 16. The area would then be the length times the width, or 2(6), which equals 12 units² for the second figure.
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Shape #1: A square.
Every side is 4 units long.
The perimeter is 16 units.
The area is 16 square units.

Shape #2: A rectangle.
The length is 7.9 units.
The width is 0.1 unit.
The perimeter is 16 units.
The area is 0.79 of a square unit.

Shape #3: A circle.
The diameter is (16/π) units. (about 5.093 units)
The perimeter (circumference) is 16 units.
The area is (64/π) square units. (about 20.37 square units)


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