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Geometry · Episode 8 of DinoMath

Practice area and perimeter

Perimeter measures the outline of a shape and area measures its surface. They are essential geometry skills.

In DinoMath you calculate them in adventure situations, like delimiting territories.

Practice example

A 4 × 3 rectangle has area 12 and perimeter 14

What you’ll practice

Perimeter of shapes

Add the sides of a shape.

Area of rectangles

Multiply base by height.

Area of triangles

Apply the formula base × height ÷ 2.

Area of compound shapes

Decompose shapes and add their areas.

Practice Mode: Area and Perimeter

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