One side of a prallelogram is 4.8 cm and the other side is 3/2 times the first side,find the perimeter of the parallelogram
To find the perimeter of a parallelogram, we need to add up the lengths of all four sides.
Given that one side of the parallelogram is 4.8 cm, and the other side is 3/2 times the first side, we can calculate the length of the second side.
First, we need to find 3/2 of 4.8 cm. To do this, we can multiply 4.8 cm by 3/2:
(4.8 cm) * (3/2) = (4.8 * 3) / (2) = 7.2 cm
So, the second side of the parallelogram is 7.2 cm.
Since opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent, the third side will also be 4.8 cm, and the fourth side will be 7.2 cm.
To find the perimeter, we add up all four sides:
Perimeter = 4.8 cm + 7.2 cm + 4.8 cm + 7.2 cm = 24 cm
Therefore, the perimeter of the parallelogram is 24 cm.
So what is (3/2)(4.8) ?
Just add up your 4 sides, remember they come in equal pairs.