Basic Geometry : Rectangles

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rectangle

 

A Quidditch field is rectangular in shape and boasts a width of \displaystyle 30\;yd (yards) and a length that is \displaystyle 10\;yd short of three times the width. Given this information, what would be the perimeter of the field?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 220\;yd

\displaystyle 110\;yd

\displaystyle 240\;yd

\displaystyle 300\;yd

\displaystyle 120\;yd

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 220\;yd

Explanation:

To solve for the perimeter of the Quidditch field, we must first determine the length of the field. With the provided information, we can solve for this by drafting an algebraic equation:

\displaystyle \\length=3(width)-10\;yd=3(30\;yd)-10\;yd\\length=90\;yd-10\;yd=80\;yd

Now that we know our length, we can determine the perimeter of the field:

\displaystyle Perimeter=80\;yd+80\;yd+30\;yd+30\;yd=220\;yd

Example Question #465 : Basic Geometry

A football field is rectangular in shape. The length of the field is 100 yards and the width of the field is 50 yards. What is the length of the perimeter?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 500 yards

\displaystyle 300 yards

\displaystyle 150 yards

\displaystyle 5000 yards

\displaystyle 200 yards

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 300 yards

Explanation:

A rectangle has the same length on either side and the same width on either side. Therefore if the football field has 100 yards in length and 50 yards in width you can use this formula.

\displaystyle 2l + 2 w = p

\displaystyle (2 * 100) + (2 * 50) =

\displaystyle 200 + 100 =

\displaystyle 300 yards

Example Question #61 : Rectangles

Find the perimeter of a rectangle given length 7 and width 2.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 14

\displaystyle 28

\displaystyle 18

\displaystyle 49

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 18

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle. Thus,

\displaystyle P=e(l+w)=2*(7+2)=2*9=18

If the formula escapes you, simply draw a picture and add all of the sides together. Rememeber, a rectangle has 4 sides, two are equal and the other 2 are equal.

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rectangle

A rectangle has an area of \displaystyle 27 cm^2. The rectangle's sides have values of \displaystyle xcm and \displaystyle 3xcm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 12 cm

\displaystyle 3 cm

\displaystyle 24 cm

\displaystyle 9 cm

\displaystyle 30cm

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 24 cm

Explanation:

First, we must solve for \displaystyle x. The formula for the area of a rectangle is \displaystyle A=lw. Because we know the area is \displaystyle 27, and the length and width are \displaystyle x and \displaystyle 3x, we can plug these in to solve for \displaystyle x, as follows:

\displaystyle A=lw

\displaystyle 27=x(3x)

\displaystyle 27=3x^2

\displaystyle \frac{27}{3}=\frac{3x^2}{3}

\displaystyle 9=x^2

\displaystyle \sqrt{9}=\sqrt{x^2}

\displaystyle x=3

Since we know that \displaystyle x=3, we can use this to solve for the sides of the rectangle:

\displaystyle l=x

\displaystyle l=3

and

\displaystyle w=3x

\displaystyle w=3(3)

\displaystyle w=9

We can now use these values to solve for the rectangle's perimeter:

\displaystyle P=2(l+w)

\displaystyle P=2(3+9)

\displaystyle P=2(12)

\displaystyle P=24cm

Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is \displaystyle 24 cm.

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rectangle

A rectangle has an area of \displaystyle 36cm^2. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 24cm

\displaystyle 6cm

\displaystyle 12cm

Not enough information is given. 

\displaystyle 48cm

Correct answer:

Not enough information is given. 

Explanation:

Not enough information is given to solve this problem. While \displaystyle 24 cm^2 is a possible answer (assuming all of the sides of the rectangle are \displaystyle 6cm), because it is a rectangle, you cannot assume that all of the sides are the same. Because \displaystyle 36 is not a prime number, there is more than one combination of numbers that could work out to equal an area of \displaystyle 36 cm^2

Example Question #472 : Basic Geometry

 

Horton's Tile and Fixtures cuts Spanish tile in a rectangular shape that is \displaystyle 15\;cm wide and has an area of \displaystyle 315\;cm^2. What would be the perimeter of a cut Spanish tile?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 74\;cm

\displaystyle 80\;cm

\displaystyle 62\;cm

\displaystyle 68\;cm

\displaystyle 72\;cm

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 72\;cm

Explanation:

Since we know the width and area, we can determine the length by using the equation for area of a rectangle:

\displaystyle \\area=length\cdot width\\315\;cm^2=length\cdot15\;cm\\length=\frac{315\;cm^2}{15\;cm=21\;cm}

Now that we know the length of the tile, we can solve for perimeter:

\displaystyle perimeter=2l+2w=2(21\;cm)+2(15\;cm)=42\;cm+30\;cm=72\;cm

Example Question #62 : Rectangles

If the length of a rectangle is 2 inches longer than the width, and the width is \displaystyle \sqrt{4} , what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 12 in

\displaystyle 20 in

\displaystyle 12 in^{2}

\displaystyle 8 in^{2}

\displaystyle 8 in

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 12 in

Explanation:

First we need to know that the square root of 4 is 2, we can know this because because if we work backwards we see that 2 x 2= 4, so we know the width of the rectangle is 2.

\displaystyle \sqrt{4}=\sqrt{2\times 2}=2

 

Since the length is 2 more than the width, we add 2 + 2 and get a length of 4 inches.

\displaystyle 2+2=4

 

Now we can draw the rectangle and label each width (short side) with a measure of 2 inches and each length (long side) with a measure of 4 inches.

Now all we need to do is add up all the sides, so we have 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 which equals 12.

\displaystyle \\P= 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 \\P=12

 

Since we are adding, and the measurements are in inches, our answer is \displaystyle 12 in.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rectangle

The rectangle below has a perimeter of 54. Find the lengths of the unknown side. That is, find S.

Rectangle_7-20

Possible Answers:

5

7

3

11

17

Correct answer:

7

Explanation:

For a rectangle, its perimeter is the sum of all for sides. We can write

\displaystyle 54=20+20+S+S

Simplify

\displaystyle 54=40+2S

Solve for S

\displaystyle 14=2S

\displaystyle S=7

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rectangle

Given a rectangle with a length \displaystyle 10 units longer than its width and an area of \displaystyle 75 square units, find the length of the rectangle's shortest side.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 3

\displaystyle 15

\displaystyle 5

\displaystyle 25

\displaystyle 10

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 5

Explanation:

The given rectangle has a length that is \displaystyle 10 units longer than its width. This can be expressed in the following equation, where \displaystyle l is the length and \displaystyle w is the width of the rectangle.

\displaystyle l = w +10

Since the area of the rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width (\displaystyle A = l * w), and the area of the rectangle is given, the following equation must be true.

\displaystyle 75 = l * w

Replacing \displaystyle l in this equation with its value stated in the first equation results in the following.

\displaystyle 75 = (w+10) * w

Distribute the variable into the parentheses.

\displaystyle 75 = w^2 +10w

\displaystyle w^2 +10w -75 = 0

Factor the polynomial.

\displaystyle (w-5)(w+15) = 0

\displaystyle 5 and \displaystyle -15 are both solutions for this equation, but \displaystyle -15 is not valid as a width for a rectangle. The width of the rectangle is \displaystyle 5 units, which is the shorter side since the length is \displaystyle 10 units longer \displaystyle (l = w+10).

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rectangle

There is a regtangular fence surrounding a park. The perimeter of the fence is \displaystyle 16\displaystyle ft. What is the width of the fence if the length is \displaystyle 5\displaystyle ft?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 11 \displaystyle ft

\displaystyle 6 \displaystyle ft

\displaystyle 3 \displaystyle ft

\displaystyle 2 \displaystyle ft

\displaystyle 5 \displaystyle ft

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 3 \displaystyle ft

Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is:

\displaystyle P =\displaystyle 2(\displaystyle l\displaystyle +\displaystyle w\displaystyle ), where \displaystyle l represents the length and \displaystyle w represents the width.

We know the perimeter of the rectange is \displaystyle 16\displaystyle ft and the length is \displaystyle 5\displaystyle ft. Plugging these values into the equation, we get:

\displaystyle 16\displaystyle ft \displaystyle =\displaystyle 2(\displaystyle l\displaystyle +\displaystyle 5\displaystyle ft\displaystyle )

\displaystyle 16\displaystyle ft \displaystyle =\displaystyle 2l\displaystyle + \displaystyle 10\displaystyle ft

\displaystyle 2l\displaystyle =\displaystyle 6\displaystyle ft

\displaystyle l\displaystyle =\displaystyle 3\displaystyle ft

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