Same perimeter, but not same area
Geometry
Level
1
Given that all the shapes have the same perimeter, which shape has the largest area?
triangle
square
circle
rhombus
rectangle
hexagon
nonagon
parallelogram
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1 solution
As the number of sides of a shape increases, the area also increases. Thus, we can say that the circle has the greatest area .