What is Perimeter in Maths?
Perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed figure.
Perimeter = Sum of all the sides
Find the Perimeter of Shapes
Example 1
Find the Perimeter of the Rectangle:
Solution
Perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed figure.
Perimeter = Sum of all the sides
Perimeter of the given rectangle = AB + BC + CD + DA
Perimeter of the given rectangle = 5 cm + 3 cm + 5 cm + 3 cm
Perimeter of the given rectangle = 16 cm
Example 2
Find the Perimeter of the triangle:
Solution
Perimeter is the sum of all the sides of a closed figure.
Perimeter = Sum of all the sides
Perimeter of the given Triangle = AB + BC + CA
Perimeter of the given Triangle = 5 cm + 7 cm + 5 cm
Perimeter of the given Triangle = 17 cm