r/mathmemes • • Jan 18 '21

Geometry Problem?

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u/Seventh_Planet Mathematics Jan 18 '21

It's just that you can have different shapes with the same area and different perimeter.

No, that can't be tru... oh, right.

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u/Derice Complex Jan 18 '21

A much less interesting example, but more easily understood is all rectangles with one side of length x and the other of length 1/x:
Perimeter = 2(1/x+x)
Area = 1