The perimeter of the rectangle

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The perimeter of the rectangle is the sum of the length of all its sides.

For example, if the sides of the rectangle are A,B,C and D A, B, C~and~D , its perimeter will be AB+BC+CD+DA AB + BC + CD + DA . It is customary to indicate the perimeter by the letter P P .

Important to remember!

Rectangles have two pairs of opposite, parallel and equal sides. Therefore, it is enough to know the length of two coincident sides to calculate their perimeter.

Image The perimeter of rectangle P=AB + BC + CD + DA

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Example of calculation of the perimeter of a rectangle

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In this rectangle, KL KL equals 10 10 y LM LM , a 4 4 . We are asked to obtain the perimeter of the rectangle. As we have already specified, we know that the parallel sides are identical and, thus: KL=MN=10 KL=MN=10 , while LM=NK=4 LM=NK=4 . Thus: P=10+10+4+4=28 P=10+10+4+4=28

This can also be expressed as follows: P=10×2+4×2=28 P=10×2+4×2=28


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Exercises of the perimeter of a rectangle

Exercise 1

What is the perimeter of the rectangle according to the following data

Question:

What is the perimeter each of the two rectangles according to the data?

Solution:

To calculate the area of the rectangle we use the calculus formula.

The perimeter of the rectangle is equal to the sum of all its sides.

We divide the answer by 2:

The perimeter of the rectangle ABCD ABCD (large) will be.AB+BC+CD+DA AB+BC+CD+DA

The perimeter of the large rectangle is 4+5+4+5+4+4=26 4+5+4+5+4+4=26

The perimeter of the rectangle EFGD EFGD (small) will be EF+FG+GD+DE EF+FG+GD+DE

The perimeter of the small rectangle is 2+2+4+4=12 2+2+4+4=12

Answer:

The perimeter of the rectangle ABCD ABCD is 26 26 cm.

The perimeter of the rectangle EFGD EFGD is 12 12 cm


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Exercise 2

Given the rectangle that the side AB AB is equal to 2 2 cm and the side BC BC is equal to 7 7 cm.

rectangle image that side AB is equal to 2 cm and side BC is equal to 7 cm

Question:

What is the value of the perimeter of the rectangle?

Solution:

To solve for the answer we will put the data into a formula for calculating the area of a rectangle which is basically calculating all the sides of the rectangle:

Since the parallel sides of the rectangle have the same length, it can be said that:

AB=2 AB=2

DC=2 DC=2

BC=7 BC=7

AD=7 AD=7

Therefore the calculation of the perimeter is:

2+2+7+7=18 2+2+7+7=18

Answer:

18 18


Exercise 3

Given a rectangle with a side AB AB of 4.8 4.8 cm long and a side AD AD of 12 12 cm long.

rectangle with side AB 4.8 cm long and side AD 12 cm long

Question:

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Solution:

To solve for the answer we will put the data into the formula for calculating the area of the rectangle which is basically calculating all the sides of the rectangle:

Since the parallel sides of the rectangle have the same length, it can be said that:

AB=4.8 AB=4.8

DC=4.8 DC=4.8

BC=12 BC=12

AD=12 AD=12

Therefore the calculation of the perimeter of the rectangle is:

4.8+4.8+12+12=33.6 4.8+4.8+12+12=33.6

Answer:

33.6cm 33.6 cm


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Exercise 4

Given the rectangle in the figure:

image of Given the rectangle in the figure p=30

The perimeter of the rectangle is 30 30 .

Question:

How much is its area?

Solution:

Pay attention, in this question we are asked to calculate the area of the rectangle.

The data we have are:

one side (sides also serve as height in a rectangle). =5 =5

Together they are equal to 10 10

Step 2 2 , we know that the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 so we can conclude that the perimeter of the two sides of the base is 20 20 and since they are equal to each other (the properties of the rectangle) each is equal to 10 10 .

To solve this question we must put the data into a formula to calculate the rectangular area:

The formula to calculate a rectangular area is: Height multiplied by the base.

Put the data we have into the formula:

Base = 10 10

Height=5 5

Answer:

Area of the rectangle is equal to 50 50 cm².


Review questions

What is a rectangle?

It is a geometric figure with 4 sides where it consists of two pairs of parallel opposite straight lines, its angles measure 90o 90^o

A5 - What is a rectangle


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What is the perimeter of a rectangle?

The perimeter of any geometric figure is to calculate the sum of all its sides, in the case of the rectangle is to add its 4 sides, i.e. the entire contour of the geometric figure, it is worth mentioning that the rectangle has two pairs of equal sides.


What is the formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle?

In order to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle, we must calculate the sum of all its sides, let it be the following rectangle given with base and height

A6 - What is the formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle


Then the formula for the rectangle to calculate the perimeter is:

P=b+h+b+h P=b+h+b+h

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P=2b+2h P=2b+2h

Since as we said the rectangle has two pairs of equal sides.


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What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?

The formula for the rectangle is as follows:

A=Base×altura A=Base\times altura

A=b×a A=b\times a


How do you get the area and perimeter of a rectangle, example?

Given the following rectangle calculate perimeter and area:

A7 - How do you get the area and perimeter of a rectangle, example


According to these data, and as we know that a rectangle its opposite sides measure the same then we have the following:

AB=6cm AB=6\operatorname{cm}

BC=9cm BC=9\operatorname{cm}

CD=6cm CD=6\operatorname{cm}

DA=9cm DA=9\operatorname{cm}

According to the perimeter formula we add up all its sides.

P=AB+BC+CD+DA P=AB+BC+CD+DA

P=6cm+9cm+6cm+9cm=30cm P=6\operatorname{cm}+9\operatorname{cm}+6\operatorname{cm}+9\operatorname{cm}=30\operatorname{cm}

Now let's calculate the area, using the area formula we have that

A=Base×altura A=Base\times altura

So:

A=9cm×6cm=54cm2 A=9\operatorname{cm}\times6\operatorname{cm}=54cm^2

Answer

P=30cm P=30 {cm}

A=54cm2 A=54 {cm^2}


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Examples with solutions for Perimeter of a Rectangle

Exercise #1

Look at the rectangle below.

Side AB is 2 cm long and side BC has a length of 7 cm.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
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Step-by-Step Solution

Since in a rectangle every pair of opposite sides are equal to each other, we can claim that:

AB=CD=2 AB=CD=2

AD=BC=7 AD=BC=7

Now we can add all the sides together and find the perimeter:

2+7+2+7=4+14=18 2+7+2+7=4+14=18

Answer

18 cm

Exercise #2

Look at the rectangle below.

Side DC has a length of 1.5 cm and side AD has a length of 9.5 cm.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Since in a rectangle every pair of opposite sides are equal to each other, we can claim that:

AD=BC=9.5 AD=BC=9.5

AB=CD=1.5 AB=CD=1.5

Now we can add all the sides together and find the perimeter:

1.5+9.5+1.5+9.5=19+3=22 1.5+9.5+1.5+9.5=19+3=22

Answer

22 cm

Exercise #3

Look at the rectangle below:

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Calculate its perimeter.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Since in a rectangle every pair of opposite sides are equal to each other, we can claim that:

AB=CD=10 AB=CD=10

BC=AD=7 BC=AD=7

Now let's add all the sides together to find the perimeter of the rectangle:

10+7+10+7=20+14=34 10+7+10+7=20+14=34

Answer

34

Exercise #4

Look at the following rectangle:

AAABBBCCCDDD95

Find its perimeter.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Since in a rectangle all pairs of opposite sides are equal:

AD=BC=5 AD=BC=5

AB=CD=9 AB=CD=9

Now we calculate the perimeter of the rectangle by adding the sides:

5+5+9+9=10+18=28 5+5+9+9=10+18=28

Answer

28

Exercise #5

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What is the perimeter of the given rectangle ABCD?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Given that in the smaller rectangle ED=CF=4 (each pair of opposite sides in the rectangle are equal)

We can therefore calculate for the rectangle ABCD that BC=6+4=10

Now we can state in the rectangle ABCD that BC=AD=10

Next we calculate the perimeter of the rectangle by adding together all of the sides:

DC=AB=15

Hence the perimeter of the rectangle ABCD is equal to:

10+10+15+15=20+30=50 10+10+15+15=20+30=50

Answer

50

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