Maths flashcards
What is a three - sided shape?
Triangle
What is a four - sided shape?
Square
What is a five - sided shape?
Pentagon
What is a six - sided shape?
Hexagon
What is a seven - sided shape?
Heptagon
What is a eight - sided shape?
Octagon
What is a nine - sided shape?
Nonagon
What is a ten - sided shape?
Decagon
What is perimeter?
The total distance around a 2 dimesional shape
How do you find perimeter?
Add all the sides of the shape
What do you measure perimeter in?
The given unit
What is area?
The total distance taken up by a 2 dimensional shape
How do you find area?
For a square - LxL For a rectangle - LxW For a parellelogram - B x PERPENDICULAR H
What do you measure area in?
The given unit squared
How do you find the area of a sqaure?
LxL