Find the perimeter of the rectangle if one of its sides is 26 cm, and the other: a) 3 times more b) 2 times less.
a) Find what the second side of this rectangle is equal to.
According to the condition of the problem, the length of the first side of this rectangle is 26 cm, and the second side of this rectangle is 3 times larger than its first side, therefore, the length of the second side is:
26 * 3 = 78 cm.
Find the perimeter of this rectangle:
2 * (26 + 78) = 2 * 104 = 208 cm.
Answer: the perimeter of this rectangle is 208 cm.
b) Find what the second side of this rectangle is equal to.
According to the condition of the problem, the length of the first side of this rectangle is 26 cm, and the second side of this rectangle is 2 times less than its first side, therefore, the length of the second side is:
26/2 = 13 cm.
Find the perimeter of this rectangle:
2 * (26 + 13) = 2 * 29 = 78 cm.
Answer: the perimeter of this rectangle is 78 cm.