Figure VWXY is made up of six identical rectangles. Each rectangle has a length of 16 cm.
- Find the perimeter of Figure VWXY.
- Find the area of Figure VWXY
(a)
Breadth of one rectangle = 1 u
Length of one length = 2 u
2 u = 16
1 u = 16 ÷ 2 = 8
Length of Figure VWXY = 4 u
Breadth of Figure VWXY = 3 u
Perimeter of Figure VWXY
= 4 u + 4 u + 3 u + 3 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 8
= 112 cm
(b)
Area of 1 rectangle
= 16 x 8
= 128 cm
2 Area of Figure VWXY
= 6 x 128
= 768 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 112 cm; (b) 768 cm
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