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Perimeter is measured in Linear Units because it is Measurement of The Outline or Path of a given shape or area; a Perimeter is NOT the Measurement of What is Inside that Outline/Path. It is a One-Dimensional measurement, which MEANS it is a Linear Unit Measurement, such as Feet or Meters.
Alternatively, a Two-Dimensional Measurement, is the Square of a Linear Unit -- like AREA is a Two-Dimensional Measurement and therefore Measured in Linear Units Squared (i.e. meters2/Square Meters or feet2/Square Feet). Area is the Measurement of What is Contained within a given Perimeter.
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Why is perimeter measured in units and area measured in sq units?
Because a perimeter is measured in linear units while an area is measured in square units.
Can the perimeter of a desk be measured in cubic units?
No. Just like a length, a perimeter is measured in linear units.
Explain why perimeter is measured in units and area is measured in square units?
Because the perimeter is a linear measurement, and area is measured by multiplying 2 linear measurements together.
Is perimeter measured in cubic units or square?
A perimeter is measured in LINEAR units. Neither 'square' units nor 'cube' units.
Why are lengths measured in linear units?
Because length is one dimension, thus it's measured in linear units.
Why is perimeter measured in units?
Then what do you measure it with?
Are the units for finding perimeter always square?
No, perimeter is always measured in units of length (L)
Why is a perimeter measured in units?
It's a length.
What is the difference between the units of area and the units of perimeter?
Area is measured in squared units, such as cm^2. One centimetre squared is a box that is 1cmx1cm. Perimeter is measured in normal units, such as centimetres.
How do you rigorously prove that the circumference of a circle can be measured in linear units?
The circumference of a circle is its boundary - it is a perimeter and therefore is a linear measure. Whether it is a smooth curve, as in the case of a circle, or a set of line segments meeting at vertices is irrelevant to its being linear.
Calculate cubic units in a rectangle?
A rectangle has a perimeter with linear units, and a surface area with square units. It has no cubic units.
What type of units do you use for perimeter?
Linear units. Metres, kilometres, feet, inches etc
