Question

A rug is in the shape of a square.It measures 17 feet on each side.What is its perimeter?

Answer 1

By definition, a square is a Quadrilateral. All its sides have equal length. Then, the perimeter of a square can be calculated with the following formula:

`P=4s`

Where "s" is length of any side of the square.

In this case you know that "s" is:

`s=17ft`

Then, you can substitute this value into the formula and then evaluate, in order to find the perimeter of this square. Therefore, you get:

`\begin{gathered} P=(4)(17ft) \\ P=68ft \end{gathered}`

The answer is:

`P=68ft`