Perimeter: Measuring Around Shapes
Solving real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between area and perimeter in practical applications.
- Design a rectangle with a given perimeter but a different area than another rectangle.
- Explain how to find an unknown side length of a polygon given its perimeter and other side lengths.
Common Core State Standards
Suggested Methodologies
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