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Chapter 12-5th Grade
Perimeter and Area
Question | Answer |
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centimeter (cm) | A metric unit of length. 100 centimeters equal 1 meter. |
millimeter (mm) | A metric unit of length. 1,000 millimeters equal 1 meter. |
kilometer (km) | A metric unit of length. One kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters. |
meter (m) | A metric unit of length. One meter is equal to 1,000 millimeters. |
formula | A rule that uses symbols. |
perimeter | The distance around the outside of any polygon. |
base | The side of a polygon to which the height is perpendicular. |
area | The number of square units needed to cover a surface or fi gure. |
circle | A closed plane fi gure made up of all the points that are the same distance from a given point. |
height | The length of a segment from one vertex of a polygon perpendicular to its base. |
radius | Any line segment that connects the center of a circle to a point on the same circle. |
center | The point from which all points in a circle are equally distant. |