Area, Perimeter and Volume
PERIMETER, AREA AND VOLUME Perimeter Perimeter is the distance around the outside boundary of a closed figure. It is the sum of all the lengths of the sides of the figures. The perimeter is usually measured in centimeters (cm) meters (m) and Kilometers (km). Area Area is a measure of the amount of space enclosed by a shape. Different shapes have different formulas to calculate. For measuring area, the units used are square units and this is determined by the number of one unit squares occupied by the figure. Area is expressed as square centimeters (cm^2) or square meters. (m^2). For larger areas such as areas of states or countries square kilometers (km^2) is used as the unit of area. AREA AND PERIMETER FORMULAS Volume Volume is defined as the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container. Volume is related to 3-dimensional objects. it has a thir...