Question

Perimeter of a plecewise rectangular figureFind the perimeter of the figure below. Notice that one side length is not givenAssume that all intersecting sides meet right angles,Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.6 yd8 ydydyd13 yd9 ydx515 yd

Answer 1

The perimeter is the sum of all sides.

You can observe in the figure that one side length is missing, but we can find it by subtraction.

$13yd-8yd=5yd$

Once we have all side lengths, we can sum them.

$\begin{gathered} P=13yd+6yd+8yd+9yd+5yd+15yd \\ P=56yd \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the perimeter of the figure is 56 yards.