document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277682>Question 277682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why do we measure perimeter in ft, area in ft^2, and volume in ft^3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What does each mean within the strand of measurement?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why do students label with the incorrect exponent? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What does each mean within the strand of measurement?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why do students label with the incorrect exponent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will try to explain with an example\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length is a linear measurement. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is measured in inches,feet or yards or miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For short lengths we generally measure in inches and feet,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The  bench is 3 feet in length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The pencil is eight inches in length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between two cities is ,measured in miles.  Because the measurement of large distances in feet or inches involves very big numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length is measured in single units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area ;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area involves the flat surface enclosed by figure having three or more side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example area of a rectangle is length in feet * width in feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8feet * 6 feet . Actually you are multiplying the digits 8and 6 so also you are multiplying feet.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ie: 8feet * 6 feet = 8*6* feet*feet = 48 feet square  or commonly square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when volume is involved there are three dimensions involved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of a cuboid is given by length * width* height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example = cuboid of dimensions 6feet by 7 feet by 8 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we write 6feet * 7 feet*8 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is actually 6*7*8* feet*feet*feet = 336 feet cubic or commonly cubic feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whatever may be the units , length is always in single unit, area in square units and vloume in cubic units\r<BR>\n" );
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