PERIMETER OF POLYGONS

PERIMETER OF A TRIANGLE
P = a+b+c where a is the side, b is the base and c is the side
Example 1: Find the perimeter of a triangle with sides measuring 5
centimeters, 9 centimeters and 11 centimeters.
Solution:
P = 5 cm + 9 cm + 11 cm = 25 cm

PERIMETER OF A PENTAGON
P =5a where a is the side
Example 2: Find the perimeter of a regular pentagon with each side
measuring 3 inches.
Solution:
= 5(3 in) = 15 in
PERIMETER OF A HEXAGON

P = 6a where a is the side

Example 3: The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 18 centimeters. How long is one
side?
Solution:
= 18 cm
Let represent the length of one side. A regular hexagon has 6 sides,
so we can divide the perimeter by 6 to get the length of one side ( ).
= 18 cm 6
= 3 cm

PERIMETER OF A RECTANGLE
, where
is the perimeter, is the length and
is the width.
Example 1: A rectangle has a length of 8 centimeters and a width of 3
centimeters. Find the perimeter.
Solution 1: P = 8 cm + 8cm + 3 cm + 3 cm = 22 cm
Solution 2: P = 2(8 cm) + 2(3 cm) = 16 cm + 6 cm = 22 cm
PERIMETER OF A SQUARE

P = 4a where P is the perimeter and a is the length of each side.

Example 3: Find the perimeter of a square with each side measuring 2 inches.
Solution:
P = 4(2)
P=8