{"id":398,"date":"2020-08-21T19:40:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T23:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/introalgebra\/part\/measurement-perimeter-area-and-volume\/"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T23:40:43","slug":"measurement-perimeter-area-and-volume","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/introalgebra\/part\/measurement-perimeter-area-and-volume\/","title":{"raw":"CHAPTER 3 Measurement, Perimeter, Area, and Volume","rendered":"CHAPTER 3 Measurement, Perimeter, Area, and Volume"},"content":{"raw":"[latexpage]\nNote the many individual shapes in this building.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/333\/2020\/08\/CNX_BMath_Figure_09_00_001.jpg\" alt=\"An intricate class ceiling. The structure is made up of individual shapes.\" width=\"975\" height=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\">\n\nWe are surrounded by all sorts of geometry. Architects use geometry to design buildings. Artists create vivid images out of colorful geometric shapes. Street signs, automobiles, and product packaging all take advantage of geometric properties. In this chapter, we will begin with learning about two measurement systems used in Canada and then we will explore geometry and\u00a0 solve problems related to everyday situations.\n<h1>Attributions<\/h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/22746515@N02\/5377120535\/in\/photolist-TRJFbm-7KpuAA-7S4Q9K-7HQMBn-BYC98h-7HGT3v-7QuMS9-9abMgN-7NU8TZ-9ca9AK-dqsSDB-b1TGA6-98r9gp-7JjZu1-8a1zUJ-cPvmDb-8odzC1-bc9FxB-98HyYk-cP5bTY-bd36t4-cXHxGQ-dvBrH3-duvZPP-dqe5Aa-dor9rg\">Calatrava fantasy<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/22746515@N02\/\">Bert Kaufmann<\/a> is under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 Licence<\/a>.\n\nThis chapter has been adapted from the \u201cIntroduction\u201d in Chapter 9 of <a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/details\/books\/prealgebra\"><em>Prealgebra<\/em> (OpenStax)<\/a> by Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith, and Andrea Honeycutt Mathis, which is under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 Licence<\/a>. Adapted by Izabela Mazur. See the Copyright page for more information.","rendered":"<p>Note the many individual shapes in this building.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/333\/2020\/08\/CNX_BMath_Figure_09_00_001.jpg\" alt=\"An intricate class ceiling. The structure is made up of individual shapes.\" width=\"975\" height=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are surrounded by all sorts of geometry. Architects use geometry to design buildings. Artists create vivid images out of colorful geometric shapes. Street signs, automobiles, and product packaging all take advantage of geometric properties. In this chapter, we will begin with learning about two measurement systems used in Canada and then we will explore geometry and\u00a0 solve problems related to everyday situations.<\/p>\n<h1>Attributions<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/22746515@N02\/5377120535\/in\/photolist-TRJFbm-7KpuAA-7S4Q9K-7HQMBn-BYC98h-7HGT3v-7QuMS9-9abMgN-7NU8TZ-9ca9AK-dqsSDB-b1TGA6-98r9gp-7JjZu1-8a1zUJ-cPvmDb-8odzC1-bc9FxB-98HyYk-cP5bTY-bd36t4-cXHxGQ-dvBrH3-duvZPP-dqe5Aa-dor9rg\">Calatrava fantasy<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/22746515@N02\/\">Bert Kaufmann<\/a> is under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 Licence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This chapter has been adapted from the \u201cIntroduction\u201d in Chapter 9 of <a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/details\/books\/prealgebra\"><em>Prealgebra<\/em> (OpenStax)<\/a> by Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith, and Andrea Honeycutt Mathis, which is under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 Licence<\/a>. Adapted by Izabela Mazur. 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