Consider the shape shown below. Can you keep the perimeter the same and make the area smaller? Larger? If so, draw the new figure.

(Source: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Apr 1995)
If the perimeter remains the same, can the area change?
Consider the shape shown below. Can you keep the perimeter the same and make the area smaller? Larger? If so, draw the new figure.

(Source: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Apr 1995)