Question

The perimeter of a square is 20 cm. What is the length of the square?

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

all sides of a square are equal.

so 20/4 = 5

Answer 3

@Easyaspi314 It may be "easy" for YOU, but let the student learn please...

Answer 4

@Ashy98 do you know what "perimeter" means?

Answer 5

the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure.

Answer 6

@Ashy98 OK, that's good. What does it mean?

Answer 7

The idea with "perimeter" is distance...

Answer 8

perimeter: The perimeter of a plane figure is the DISTANCE around it.

Answer 9

We also know that a "square" has equal sides, right @Ashy98 ?

Answer 10

In computers, a perimeter is the fortified boundary of a network, such as a border router or a firewall. an yes

Answer 11

Yep, in computers they are using the "around it" or boundary idea...