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Example Question #12 : Rectangles
A rectangle has length 72 inches and width 36 inches. What is its perimeter?
Each of the other choices is equal to the correct perimeter.
Each of the other choices is equal to the correct perimeter.
The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to twice the sum of its length and its width, which here would be, in inches,
.
Therefore, the correct choice is that all four measurements are equal to the perimeter.
Example Question #13 : Rectangles
Which quantity is greater?
(a) The perimeter of a square with area 10,000 square centimeters
(b) The perimeter of a rectangle with area 8,000 square centimeters
(a) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(b) is greater
It is impossible to tell from the information given
A square with area 10,000 square centimeters has sidelength centimeters, and perimeter centimeters.
Not enough information is given about the rectangle with area 8,000 square centimeters to determine its perimeter. For example, if its dimensions are 100 centimeters by 80 centimeters, its perimeter is centimeters. If the dimensions are 200 centimeters by 40 centimeters, its perimeter is centimeters. Both cases are consistent with the conditions of the problem, yet one makes (a) greater and one makes (b) greater.
Example Question #21 : Rectangles
Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The perimeter of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices
(b) The perimeter of the rectangle on the coordinate plane with vertices
(a) is greater.
It is impossible to tell from the information given.
(a) and (b) are equal.
(b) is greater.
It is impossible to tell from the information given.
(a) The first rectangle has width and height ; its perimeter is
.
(b) The second rectangle has width and height ; its perimeter is
.
For the first rectangle to have a greater perimeter, it is necessary for
, or equivalently,
.
We do not know the relative values of and , however, so we cannot compare their perimeters.
Example Question #22 : Rectangles
A rectangle is two feet longer than it is wide; its perimeter is 11 feet. What is its area in square inches?
It is impossible to determine the area from the information given
The length of the rectangle is 2 feet, or 24 inches, greater than the width, so, if is the width in inches, is the length in inches.
The perimeter of the rectangle is 11 feet, or inches. The perimeter, in terms of length and width, is , so we can set up the equation:
The width is 21 inches, and the length is 45 inches. The area is their product:
square inches.
Example Question #91 : Quadrilaterals
Give the perimeter of the above rectangle in terms of .
Opposite sides of a rectangle are of equal length, so the two missing sidelengths are 5 (right) and (bottom). The perimeter of the rectangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides:
Example Question #92 : Quadrilaterals
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one meter. Give the perimeter of the square in millimeters.
A square has four sides of the same length.
The sum of the lengths of three sides of a square is one meter, which is equal to 1,000 millimeters, so each side has length
millimeters,
and the perimeter is four times this, or
millimeters.
Example Question #25 : Rectangles
The area of a rectangle is 4,480 square inches. Its width is 70% of its length.
What is its perimeter?
It is impossible to determine the area from the given information.
If the width of the rectangle is 70% of the length, then
.
The area is the product of the length and width:
The perimeter is therefore
inches.
Example Question #295 : Geometry
The area of Rectangle is . The length of is . Give the perimeter of .
The area of the rectangle can be factored as the difference of squares:
The area of a rectangle is the product of its two dimensions, one of which is ; the other dimension can be determined by dividing:
The perimeter is twice the sum of the two dimensions:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rectangle
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale
The above figure shows Rhombus .
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
The opposite sides of a parallelogram - a rhombus included - are congruent, so
.
Also, Quadrilateral form a rectangle; since and , it follows that , and, similarly, . Therefore, , and
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Prism
is a positive number. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) The surface area of a rectangular prism with length , width , and height
(B) The surface area of a rectangular prism with length , width , and height .
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
The surface area of a rectangular prism can be determined using the formula:
Using substitutions, the surface areas of the prisms can be found as follows:
The prism in (A):
Regardless of the value of , - that is, the first prism has the greater surface area. (A) is greater.
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