Explain the difference between perimeter and area. What do they measure? What types of units are they measured in?

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camerondoherty · Answer

Perimiter are all the sides added up. Area is the amount of capacity.

nirmalnema · Answer

In geometry, area is the 2-dimensional space or region occupied by a closed figure, while perimeter is the distance around a closed figure i.e. the length of the boundary. For example, the area can be used to calculate the size of the carpet to cover the whole floor of a room. Perimeter can be used to calculate the length of fence required to surround a yard or garden. Two shapes may have the same perimeter, but different areas or may have the same area, but different perimeters.

triciaal · Answer

perimeter the measurement around a figure. example the length of a trim to border a table. 1-dimension
area the surface covered. example the space on a table. 2-dimensions
@camerondoherty  capacity is usually for volume.  how much the object can hold. 3-dimentions