Comparing Area and Perimeter
Investigate how rectangles can have the same perimeter but different areas, or the same area but different perimeters.
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Investigate how rectangles can have the same perimeter but different areas, or the same area but different perimeters.
Key Questions
- Can two rectangles have the same perimeter but different areas?
- How can we design different shapes that have the exact same area?
- What happens to the area when we change the shape of a perimeter?
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