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Perimeter as a Border Length and the Circle Question
Perimeter of a Shape · Problem solving
This unit opens the chapter by grounding abstract perimeter formulas in the concrete image of an insect walking a border, keeping the language precise without invoking calculus. Watch for students who confuse perimeter with area — especially those who write a² for the perimeter of a square rather than 4a. The self-study pointer Example 1, p.127 explores a more complex perimeter involving arcs, which curious students can read ahead.
0-12Pose the opening question: an insect walks once around the border of a shape — how far does it travel? Students write down the perimeters of a square of side a, an equilateral triangle of side a, and a rectangle of sides a and b, explaining in words why the square formula is a special case of the rectangle formula. Establish that the ratio of perimeter to side length stays fixed (4:1 for squares, 3:1 for equilateral triangles) however the shape is scaled.
12-32Students work in pairs to test the fixed-ratio claim: they choose two different side lengths for a square and two for an equilateral triangle, compute perimeters, and verify the ratio holds. Then the class discusses: does a similar fixed ratio exist for circles? Students write their conjecture — what would the ratio of circumference C to diameter D look like, and would it depend on the size of the circle?
32-50The think-and-reflect prompt is introduced: students connect the question about C/D to the staggered lanes of a 400 m athletics track — why must outer-lane runners start ahead? Students write one sentence explaining the connection, then share. Consolidate: the perimeter formulas for square, equilateral triangle and rectangle are recorded precisely, and the open question about circles is left as the chapter's guiding thread.
Competency (C-5.1). Derives and uses formulae for the measure of plane figures.
Learning outcome. Students can state and apply perimeter formulas for a square, equilateral triangle and rectangle, and explain why the ratio of perimeter to side is scale-invariant for each shape.
A square has side length s and an equilateral triangle has side length s. The ratio of the perimeter of the square to the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is:
- A 1 : 1
- B 2 : 3
- C 3 : 4
- D 4 : 3
D. 4 : 3
What each wrong option reveals
- A Student incorrectly believed both shapes have the same perimeter when side lengths are equal, ignoring that 4s ≠ 3s.
- B Student confused the perimeter of a rectangle (2(a+b)) with that of a square, or used an incorrect formula altogether.
- C Student inverted the ratio, computing triangle-to-square instead of square-to-triangle.
Also saved as 9 periods or 12 periods.
- 2The C/D Ratio and the History of π
Perimeter of a Circle — The C/D Ratio - 3Why π Is Irrational: Fractions, Decimals and a Proof
π Is Irrational - 4Arc Length Formula and Its Derivation
Length of an Arc of a Circle - 5Composite Perimeter Problems: Sectors and Joined Arcs
Length of an Arc of a Circle - 6Perimeter Puzzles: Equal Arcs and Surprising Equality
Problems, Puzzles, and Paradoxes on Perimeter - 7Area of a Rectangle and Algebraic Area Models
Area of a Rectangle - 8Area of a Parallelogram: Cut, Slide and Repair
Area of a Parallelogram - 9Area of a Triangle: Two Derivations and the Median Theorem
Area of a Triangle - 10Equal-Area Proofs for Triangles and Parallelograms
Area of a Triangle - 11Heron's Formula and Brahmagupta's Generalisation
Heron's formula - 12Squaring a Rectangle: Baudhāyana's Construction
Squaring a Rectangle - 13Area of a Circle: Archimedes and Nīlakaṇṭha's Arguments
Area of a Circle - 14Area of a Sector and Segment of a Circle
Area of Sector of a Circle - 15Whole-Chapter Synthesis: Measuring Plane Figures from First Principles
Synthesis
- 1. Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates
- 2. Introduction to Linear Polynomials
- 3. The World of Numbers
- 4. Exploring Algebraic Identities
- 5. I'm Up and Down, and Round and Round
- 6. Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area
- 7. The Mathematics of Maybe: Introduction to Probability
- 8. Predicting What Comes Next: Exploring Sequences and Progressions
- 9. Propositions and their Converses
- 10. How Quantities Combine: Understanding Data
- 11. The World of Algorithms
- 12. Quadrilaterals
- 13. Two Variables, One Line
- 14. Math of Space: Surface Area and Volume
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