The perimeter is the length of the outline of a shape. To find the perimeter of a rectangle or square you have to add the lengths of all four sides. x is in this case the length of the rectangle while y is the width of the rectangle.
The perimeter of a shape is the length of the outline of a shape.
The perimeter of the rectangle is found by adding the lengths of all the four sides.
Perimeter =
9cm + 5cm + 9cm + 5cm
= 28 cm
What is the perimeter of the image shown?
Perimeter =
7cm + 5cm + 2cm + 3cm + 5cm + 8cm
30 cm