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Question
In the following figure, perimeter of (ii) is greater than that of (i), but its area is smaller than that of (i).
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| (i) | (ii) |
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
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| (i) | (ii) |
Perimeter of a closed figure is the distance around it while the area is the measure of the part of plane or region enclosed by it.
Hence, perimeter of (ii) is greater than that of (i), but its area is smaller than that of (i).
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