Question

The design for a playground is represented on the coordinate ​plane below, where the units are in yards.

​A fence will be built ​around the perimeter of the entire playground.

​How many yards ​of fencing will be needed to build the fence?

Answer 1

The perimeter of the field is 21 yards

Explanation:

See attachment 1 for the coordinates plane.

The question is best solved using an attachment.

To calculate the perimeter of the fence, we simply add the sides of the rectangle.

Attachment 2 is a labelled diagram of attachment 1.

From 2, we have that

Perimeter = A + B + C + D + E + F

Where A to F represent the length of each sides of the fence

From coordinates geometry,

A = 5

B = 4

C = 6½

D = 1½

E = 1½

F = 2½

So,

Perimeter = 5 + 4 + 6½ + 1½ + 1½ + 2½

Perimeter = 21

Hence, the perimeter of the field is 21 yards