SOLUTION: how do you find the total length of a rectangle?

Question 356992: how do you find the total length of a rectangle?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle has 4 sides
The sum of all four sides is called the perimeter
the opposite sides are equal
The lengths are equal and the widths are equal.
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Let us say the length is L cm
there are 2 lengths in a rectangle
so the total of lengths = L+L = 2L
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Let width be W cm
two widths
so total of widths = 2W
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Add the lengths & the widths
(2L +2W)cms
OR
2(L+W) cms.
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example find the perimeter of rectangle whose length is 10 meters & width is 6 meters
Perimeter = 2*(L+W)
plug the value of L & W
Perimeter = 2*(10+6)
Perimeter = 2*16
Perimeter = 32 meters
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