Question

Rectangular Court A) find the Perimeter of the court* use the correct unitsB) a strip of tape will be placed around the courtwhich measurement would be used in finding the amount of tape needed?C) the court will have a wood floorwhich measure would be used in finding the amount of wood needed?

Answer 1

A)

The perimeter is the sum of all sides, therefore:

$\begin{gathered} P=72ft+99ft+72ft+99ft \\ P=342ft \end{gathered}$

B)

The perimeter, the amount of tape needed is 343ft

C)

We need to find the area of the rectangle, the area can be found as follows:

$\begin{gathered} A=72\cdot99 \\ A=7128ft^2 \end{gathered}$