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.
The perimeter of a square is 4 times a side. Therefore, the perimeter of this square is 4 â¢ 12 feet or 48 feet. The equilateral triangle has the same perimeter as the square. Since the 3 sides of an equilateral triangle are equal, divide by 3 to find the length of one side.