Perimeter Play
Use the blue points to drag and adjust lines to create shapes of specific perimeter. Use only straight lines. Use the directions below as a guide.
Create a rectangle with Length 6 and Width 4. What is the total perimeter?
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Can you create a shape using straight lines that has a perimeter of 18?
If a perimeter of a rectangle is 20, and it has a width of 2, what are the other side lengths?
What side lengths can you use to create an irregular polygon with 6 sides? How many can you make?
Create your own house using 6 lines. What is the perimeter of the house you made?
Create a parallelogram using side lengths 5, 5, 3, & 3. What is the perimeter?
Is it possible to make an enclosed object with 8 straight lines? If yes, how would you describe it? And what is one possible perimeter of such a shape?
A rectangle has a perimeter of 24. One dimension is 7. What is the missing dimension?
Make the shape of an imaginary garden using straight lines. How many side lengths is your garden? What is the total perimeter?