lamar made a garden in the shape of a rectangle with an area of 36 square feet. The shorter side of the garden measures 4 feet. Explain how you can find the perimeter of the garden
A = LW
36 = 4L
9 = L
P = 2L + 2W
To find the perimeter of the garden, we need to know the length of both sides of the rectangle.
Given:
- The area of the rectangle is 36 square feet.
- The shorter side of the garden (let's call it the width) measures 4 feet.
To find the length of the garden (the longer side, which we'll call the length), we can divide the area of the rectangle by the width:
length = area / width
length = 36 sq ft / 4 ft
length = 9 ft
Now that we have the length and the width, we can calculate the perimeter by adding up all the sides of the rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
Perimeter = 2 * (9 ft + 4 ft)
Perimeter = 2 * 13 ft
Perimeter = 26 ft
Therefore, the perimeter of the garden is 26 feet.
To find the perimeter of the garden, we need to know the length of all four sides.
Given that one of the shorter sides measures 4 feet, we can find the length of the longer side by dividing the area of the garden by the length of one of the shorter sides.
Area = Length × Width
36 sq ft = Length × 4 ft
To solve for the length, divide both sides of the equation by 4:
Length = 36 sq ft / 4 ft
Length = 9 ft
Now that we know the length of the longer side is 9 feet and the length of one of the shorter sides is 4 feet, we can find the perimeter.
Perimeter = 2(length + width)
Substituting the values, we get:
Perimeter = 2(9 ft + 4 ft)
Perimeter = 2(13 ft)
Perimeter = 26 ft
Therefore, the perimeter of the garden is 26 feet.