United States of America
Grade 4
8.03 Other problems with perimeter
Lesson
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Do you remember how to find the perimeter of a rectangle? Let's try this problem to practice.
Find the perimeter of the rectangle shown.
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In this video, we deconstruct and reconstruct a rectangle. If we know the perimeter and one of the side lengths we can work out the other.
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question 1
Find the missing side length of the rectangle shown.
Learn
If we know the perimeter of a square, we can find the side length by dividing the perimeter by $4$4. This works because a square has $4$4 equal sides.
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Question 2
Find the side length of the square shown.
Remember!
We can find the perimeters of rectangles and squares by either using a formula or finding the sum of their side lengths.