SOLUTION: Is curved surface area like the perimeter of an object?

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Question 829381: Is curved surface area like the perimeter of an object?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're talking apples and oranges. Perimeter is a 2D measure while surface area is a 3D measure. They're not really comparable in that way.
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