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5 inches
5 inches
2 inches
the distance around the
boundary of a 2-dimesional
figure
2 inches
Perimeter: 14 inches
Scale:
2in = 1 foot
The relative size
of something
5 inches
5 inches
2 inches
the amount of surface
inside a 2-dimensional
2 inches
Area: 10 inches squared
figure
10 units
squared
2 inches
5 inches
5 inches
2 inches
A unit to measure area
length
the longer dimension
of a rectangle
base
One of the sides of a
rectangle
the length of the shorter
side of a rectangle
height
width
base
A perpendicular segment
from one side of a
geometric figure
height
base
a general rule for finding
the value of something
Area of a triangle= ½ base x height
5+a=9
a=4
A letter or other symbol
that represents a number
two lines that
intersect at right
angles
A triangle with all three
sides equal in length
a triangle with at least two
sides equal in length
A triangle with sides of
three different lengths
a triangle with a
right angle