Rectangles

Problems may involve area, perimeter, or diagonals.

· Area - Applications may include words involving the quantity of carpeting required for a room or some other word related to area.

· Use the rectangle area formula: Area = Length * Width or A=LW

· Rectangle Area Example

· Perimeter - Applications may include words involving the quantity of fencing required to enclose an area or some other word related to the perimeter.

· Use the rectangle perimeter formula: Perimeter = 2L+2W

· Rectangle Perimeter Example

· Diagonal problems use the Pythagorean theorem

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· For a rectangle, a and b represent the length and width, and c is the length of the diagonal.

· Rectangle Diagonal Example