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jfqekadnfd · Nov 15, 2012, 12:37 PM

I'm doing maths homework and I am completely stumped on what to do!! It basically says work out the area from the perimeter! HELP!! Please :(

Curlyben · Nov 15, 2012, 12:45 PM

What shape has been described ?

ebaines · Nov 15, 2012, 12:46 PM

It depends on the shape that you're working with. For example a circle has area $A = \pi D^2/4$ and perimeter $P = \pi D$ , so given perimeter length P you can see that $D = P/\pi$ , and hence

$A = \pi \frac {(P/\pi)^2} 4 = \frac {P^2}{4 \pi}$

For a square you have A = L^2 and P=4L, so given P you have L = P/4 and

$A = \frac {P^2} {4^2}$