Aaron M. answered • 09/29/19
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Perimeter comes from the Greek words peri- (around) and meter (measure). That means that the perimeter is the distance around. In a quadrilateral, twice the length plus twice the width will yield the perimeter. If there are more or less sides than 4, add all the given sides as noted before.
