Rectangle
A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are equal in length and all
four angles measuring 90 degrees. The diagonals of a rectangle are equal in
length but not necessarily equal to the sides.
Perimeter of a Rectangle
Formula:
𝑃 = 2 × (𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ + 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑡ℎ) = 2(𝑙 + 𝑏)
Where P is the perimeter, Length is denoted as l, and Breadth as b.
Area of a Rectangle
Formula:
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ × 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑡ℎ = 𝑙 × 𝑏
Diagonal of a Rectangle
Formula:
2 2 2
𝑑 = 𝑙 +𝑏
2 2
𝑑 = 𝑙 + 𝑏
Where d is the length of the diagonal.
Example 1: Find the perimeter of a 30 m long and 20 m wide rectangular
region?
Solution:
Given:
Length of rectangular region = 30 m
Width of rectangular region = 20 m
Formula used:
Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Breadth)
Calculation:
Perimeter = 2 × (30 + 20) m
⇒ 2 × 50 m
⇒ 100 m
∴ The correct answer is 100 m.
Example 2: Find the area of a playground of 300 m length and 200 m
breadth.
Solution:
Given:
Length (L) = 300 m
Breadth (B) = 200 m
Concept used:
Area of a rectangle = Length × Breadth
Calculation:
Area of a rectangle = Length × Breadth
= 300 m × 200 m
= 60000 m2
∴ The correct answer is 60,000 m2.
Example 3: The length and breadth of a rectangle are 12 cm and 8 cm
respectively. If the length of the rectangle is halved then the new breadth of
the rectangle having the same area is:
Solution:
Given:
Initial length = 12 cm and final length = 12/2 = 6 cm
Initial breadth = 8 cm
Calculation:
Let the final breadth be x
Initial area = 8 × 12
Final area = 6 × x
New breadth = 12 × 8/6 = 16 cm
∴ The correct answer is 16 cm.
Example 4: The side of a square tile is 12 cm. How many tiles should be
required for a wall of 8 meters and 4.5 meters height?
Solution:
Given:
Length of the wall = 8 m = 8 x 100 = 800 cm
Height of the wall = 4.5 m= 4.5 x 100 = 450 cm
Formula used:
Area of a square(tiles) = side2
Area of (rectangle) = length × breadth
Required number of tiles = Area of wall/Area of a tile
Calculation:
Required number of tiles = (800 × 450)/(12 x 12) = 2500
∴ The correct answer is 2500.
Example 5: A rectangular park 50 m long and 40 m wide is surrounded by 5
m wide continuous concrete road. The area of the road is
Solution:
Given:
Length of the park = 50 meters
Breadth of the park = 40 meters
Width of the road = 5 meters
Formula used:
Area of Rectangle = Length × Breadth
Calculation:
Area of road = area of ABCD - Area of EFGH
⇒ AB = 50 + 5 + 5 = 60 m
⇒ AD = 40 + 5 + 5 = 50 m
⇒ Area of road = 60 × 50 - 50 × 40
⇒ Area of road = 3000 - 2000
⇒ Area of road = 1000 m2
∴ The correct answer is 1000 m2.
Example 6: Simon has a rectangular pond of length 210 m and width 165 m.
He wants to fence it with 2 rounds of rope at the rate of Rs. 10 per meter.
Find the cost of fencing.
Solution:
Given:
Length of rectangular pond = 210 m
Width of rectangular pond = 165 m
Fence a rope of 2 round at the rate Rs 10 per meter
Concept used:
Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l + b)
Calculation:
Length of rectangular pond = 210 m
Width of rectangular pond = 165 m
Length of rope used in 1 round = Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l + b)
= 2(210 + 165) = 750m
Length of rope used in 2 round = 750 × 2 = 1500 m
Rate to fence the rope per meter = Rs10
Total cost of fencing = 1500 × 10 = Rs 15000
∴ The correct answer is Rs 15000.
Example 7: In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle with AD = 4 units and
AE = EB. EF is perpendicular to DB and is half of DF. If the area of the
triangle DEF is 5 sq. units, then what is the area of ABCD?
Solution:
Let EF = x units. Then, DF = 2x units
(1/2)EF × DF = 5
(1/2) × x × 2x = 5
x2 = 5
x = √5
2 2 2 2
DE = 𝐷𝐹 + 𝐸𝐹 = (2 5) + ( 5) = √25 = 5 units
2 2 2 2
𝐷𝐸 − 𝐴𝐷 = 5 − 4 = √9 = 3 units
AB = 2AE = 6 units
Area of rectangle = AB × AD
= 6 × 4 = 24 sq. units.
∴ The correct answer is 24 sq. units.