document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=438998>Question 438998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Define the following and discuss the type of units associated with each one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.) perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.) area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.) volume </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330194 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><B>cleomenius(959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=cleomenius><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides. The units will be the units you are given, such as inches, centimeters, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area usually refers to the area of a simple closed curve. A geometry postulate describes it as for every simple closed curve, there is a positive <BR>\n" );
document.write( "real number that gives the number of unit squares ( and parts of unit squares) that exactly tessellate the region enclosed by the simple closed curve. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of a region enclosed by a simple closed curve is the sum of the areas of the smaller regions  into which the region can be subdivided.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The surface are will be expressed in the form of units squared such as inches or centimeters squared, and the formula depends on the figure you are working with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume postulate is similar to the area postulate; for every polyhedron and unit curve, there is a real number that gives the number of unit cubes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "( and parts of unit cubes) that exactly fit the region enclosed by the polyhedron.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume of the region enclosed by a polyhedron is the sum of the volumes of the smaller regions into which the region can be subdivided.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume will be expressed in the form of units cubed, such as inches cubed or cm cubed. The formula depends on the figure you are working with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cleomnius.\r<BR>\n" );
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