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| hte measure of the distance around a simple closed plane curve. The perimeter of a polygon is simply the sum of the measures of its sides |
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| perimeter of a rectangle or parallelogram |
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| P = 2L + 2W. or P = 2a +2b, where a and b are 2 consecutives sides of the rectangle |
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| perimeter of the square or rhombus |
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| the number of non overlapping unit squares and parts of unit squares taht will exactly cover the interior of a simple closed plane curve |
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| area of a rectangle, parallelogram, or rhombus |
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| A= b x h (area is base times height) |
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| A = s^2 (area is side squared) |
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| height or altitude of a rectangle |
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| using any side as the base, this is the meausre of a line segment from a point on the base, drawn perpendiclar to the line containin ghte opposite side |
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