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Example Question #171 : Plane Geometry

A parallelogram, with dimensions in cm, is shown below. Act1

What is the perimeter of the parallelogram, in cm?

Possible Answers:

$64+12\sqrt{3}$

Correct answer:

$64+12\sqrt{3}$

Explanation:

The triangle on the left side of the figure has a $30^{\circ}$ and a $90^{\circ}$ angle. Since all of the angles of a triangle must add up to $180^{\circ}$ , we can find the angle measure of the third angle:

30+90=120

$180-120=60^{\circ}$

Our third angle is $60^{\circ}$ and we have a 30-60-90 triangle.

A 30-60-90 triangle has sides that are in the corresponding ratio of $x-x\sqrt{3}-2x$ . In this case, the side opposite our $30^{\circ}$ angle is , so

x=6

We also now know that

$x\sqrt{3}=6\sqrt{3}$

2x=12

Now we know all of our missing side lengths. The right and left side of the parallelogram will each be . The bottom and top will each be $20+6\sqrt{3}$ . Let's combine them to find the perimeter:

Perimeter=2w+2l

$2\cdot (12)+2\cdot (20+6\sqrt{3})$

$24+40+12\sqrt{3}$

$64+12\sqrt{3}$

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Example Question #2 : Parallelograms

Find the perimeter of the following parallelogram:

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Possible Answers:

30m

72m

40m

16m

24m

Correct answer:

40m

Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a trapezoid is:

P=b_1+b_2+e_1+e_2 ,

where is the length of the base and is the length of the edge.

Opposite sides of a parallelogram have the same length. Therefore, both edges are and both bases are 12m .

Plugging in our values, we get:

P=12m+12m+8m+8m=40m

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Example Question #2 : Parallelograms

Find the perimeter of the following parallelogram:

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Possible Answers:

25m

75m

60m

40m

50m

Correct answer:

50m

Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a parallelogram is:

$P = 2(s_{long}) + 2(s_{short})$

where $s_{long}$ is the length of the longer side and $s_{short}$ is the length of the shorter side.

Plugging in our values, we get:

P = 2(16m) + 2(9m) = 50m

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Example Question #3 : Parallelograms

Find the perimeter of the following parallelogram:

Possible Answers:

$34 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

$38 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

$40 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

$32 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

$36 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

Correct answer:

$38 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a parallelogram is

P = 2(side)+2(base) .

Plugging in our values, we get:

$P = 2(4\sqrt{2}\ m)+2(19\ m)$

$P = 38 + 8\sqrt{2}\ m$

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Example Question #1 : Parallelograms

ABCD is a parallelogram. BD = 5. The angles of triangle ABD are all equal. What is the perimeter of the parallelogram?

Figure_1

Possible Answers:

$10\sqrt{3}$

$15\sqrt{3}$

$11\sqrt{2}$

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If all of the angles in triangle ABD are equal and line BD divides the parallelogram, then all angles in triangle BDC must be equal as well.

We now have two equilateral triangles, so all sides of the triangles will be equal.

All sides therefore equal 5.

5+5+5+5 = 20

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High School Math : How to find the perimeter of a parallelogram

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