Find the perimeter of an object which has a length of feet and a width of feet. Explain, in complete sentences, how you arrived at the answer and give the final solution in simplified radical form. What type of object might this be?

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Find the perimeter of an object which has a length of  feet and a width of  feet. Explain, in complete sentences, how you arrived at the answer and give the final solution in simplified radical form. What type of object might this be?

anonymous · Answer

Length and width of how many feet, or just feet in general?

lncognlto · Answer

As the question states "a" length of feet and "a" width of feet, I am thinking it is a parallelogram. Does the question give values for the length and width?

anonymous · Answer

What leads you to believe it is a parallelogram? Surely it could as easily be a square or a rectangle or a rhombus or some other polygon...?

lncognlto · Answer

A parallelogram is defined as "a flat shape with opposite sides parallel and equal in length" by www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallelogram.html‎. So a square, rectangle, or rhombus are all parallelograms.

anonymous · Answer

Okay I see your logic there! Seems like a good conclusion to me!