Rectangles

Part of the Polygons & Quadrilaterals section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 22 of 61.

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles. Its neighbouring angles are all 90° + 90° = 180°, so its opposite sides are parallel: every rectangle is a parallelogram. Its opposite sides are equal too.

$Rectangle ABCD with AB = 7 and BC = 3$

Here AB = 7 and BC = 3, so CD = 7 and DA = 3, by the rule Opposite sides of a rectangle. Then the perimeter, the distance round the edge, is 7 + 3 + 7 + 3 = 20.

To ask the board for the perimeter, tap inside the rectangle and choose Perimeter. It needs every side known first.

Challenge

ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 9 and BC = 4. Find the missing sides and then the perimeter of ABCD (tap inside the rectangle for it), then press Check.

Try it yourself

$Find the marked part of the figure$

Find the marked part of the figure

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

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