Copy of Area vs. Perimeter
As you move the slider button on the bottom to the right along the horizontal slider, the width of the parallelogram increases.
As you move the slider button on the up along the vertical slider, the height of the parallelogram increases.
Look at the (horizontal) blue slider at the bottom of the graph. What happens to the parallelogram as you move the blue button to the right along the slider?
Find the perimeter and area of each figure below. Use the interactive to check your answer.
AP1
Find the perimeter and area of the AP1 parallelogram.
AP2
Find the perimeter and area of the AP2 parallelogram.
AP3
Find the perimeter and area of the AP3 parallelogram.
AP4
Find the perimeter and area of the AP4 parallelogram.
AP5
Find the perimeter and area of the AP5 parallelogram.