Side stems affect plant vigor. As a tomato grows, side shoots, or suckers, form in the crotches, or axils, between the leaves and the main stem. If left alone, these suckers will grow just like the main stem, producing flowers and fruit. Suckers appear sequentially, from the bottom of the plant up.
The perimeter of a two-dimensional shape is the total distance around the shape, or the sum of the length of its sides. By definition, a square is a four-sided shape with four straight sides of equal length, and four right (90Â°) angles.
Area of a trapezoid is represented by a grid of unit squares. Perimeter is the distance around outside of the trapezoid. Try this applet to calculate the perimeter (distance around the shape) and area (number of squares in the shape) before studying the perimeter and area formulae:rea of a trapezoid is represented by a grid of unit squares. Perimeter is the distance around outside of the trapezoid. Try this applet to calculate the perimeter (distance around the shape) and area (number of squares in the shape) before studying the perimeter and area formulae: