A small farm field is a square measuring 230 ft on a side. What is the perimeter of the field? If you double the length of each side of the field, what is the new perimeter?
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A small farm field is a square measuring 230 ft on a side. What is the perimeter of the field? If you
double the length of each side of the field, what is the new perimeter?
I came up with 920ft,840ft.
To find the perimeter of a square, you need to add up the lengths of all four sides.
Given that the field is a square with a side length of 230 ft, the perimeter of the original field can be determined by multiplying the side length by 4:
Perimeter = 4 * side length.
So, for the original field, the perimeter is:
Perimeter = 4 * 230 ft = 920 ft.
Now, if you double the length of each side of the field, the new side length becomes 2 * 230 ft = 460 ft.
To find the new perimeter, you need to follow the same formula:
Perimeter = 4 * side length.
So, for the new field, the perimeter is:
Perimeter = 4 * 460 ft = 1840 ft.
Therefore, the new perimeter of the field, after doubling the length of each side, is 1840 ft.