Look at the square below:
Is the perimeter of the square greater than its area?
Look at the square below:
Is the perimeter of the square greater than its area?
Let's remember that the area of the square is equal to the side of the square raised to the second power.
Also, the perimeter of the square is equal to the side multiplied by 4.
We calculate the area of the square:
We calculate the perimeter of the square:
Therefore, the perimeter is greater than the area of the square.
Yes