The perimeter of the rectangle is 16cm. What are the lengths of its sides?

The perimeter is the sum of all sides. In order to find the perimeter of the rectangle, you need to find the doubled sum of the length and width. Let’s calculate the semi-perimeter of the rectangle. To do this, divide the specified perimeter by 2:

16: 2 = 8 (cm) – semi-perimeter of a rectangle.

The sides of the rectangle can be any numbers, both integers and decimal, which add up to 8 cm.



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