SOLUTION: A square and a circle have equal areas. Which shape has shorter perimeter?
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Question 180623: A square and a circle have equal areas. Which shape has shorter perimeter?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The square has an area of and a perimeter of .
The circle has an area of and a perimeter of .
If the areas are equal then,
The perimeter of the square would then be
while the perimeter of the circle is
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The circle has the shorter perimeter.
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