what is the perimeter of the 6 by 6cm square joined to an 8 by 8cm square
perimeter is when you add the outer lines together. So draw a diagram of the two squares as one, and take out the line in the middle I believe?
6 cm on three sides of the small square. Then 8 on three sides of the big one. And the short side, you do 8-6=2. So add together 6+6+6+8+8+8+2
It makes a difference where the two squares are joined. At the corner? end to end?
To find the perimeter of the two squares, you need to add up the lengths of all the sides.
For the 6 by 6 cm square:
- Since all sides of a square are equal, each side of the 6 by 6 cm square is 6 cm long.
- A square has 4 sides, so the perimeter is 4 times the length of one side.
- Therefore, the perimeter of the 6 by 6 cm square is 4 * 6 cm = 24 cm.
For the 8 by 8 cm square:
- Similar to the previous square, each side of the 8 by 8 cm square is 8 cm long.
- Again, a square has 4 sides, so the perimeter is 4 times the length of one side.
- Therefore, the perimeter of the 8 by 8 cm square is 4 * 8 cm = 32 cm.
To find the total perimeter when the two squares are joined together, you simply add the perimeters of the two squares:
24 cm + 32 cm = 56 cm
Thus, the perimeter of the combined squares is 56 cm.