Friday, December 31, 2010

area and volume

AREA: To find the area of the square or the rectangle, multiply X to Y
For example: Let X = 5 and Y = 5.  this is a square because the length of the X is equal to the Y's.

area = (5) * (5) = 25 -->this does not have the unit
BUT we say the X = 5 feet and the Y = 5 feet then

Area = (5 feet) * ( 5 feet) = 25 ft^2 (ft^2 = square feet)

WHAT ABOUT THE VOLUME? there is only one more dimension to include.
Let say: X = 5 Y = 5 Z =5
Volume of a cube = 5*5*5

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