PERIMETER of POLYGONS

(1)
(a) Find the length of the side marked x.
(b) Hence find the perimeter of the polygon.

x cm

3cm

9 cm
4 cm

6 cm

5 cm

(2) 14 mm

y cm

6 cm
x cm
3 mm

5 mm

(a) Find the lengths of the sides labeled x and y

(b) Find the perimeter of the polygon.
(3)
t cm
The perimeter of the figure to the right is 41 cm.
Find the length of the side marked t.
Ans _____ cm.
9 cm
8 cm

14 cm

(4) The perimeter of a square is 43.6 cm. The length of each side is _________ cm.

(5) A rectangular playing field has a length of 100 m and a width of 75 m

If I run around the edge of this playing field 5 times, what is the totaled distance covered.

(6) The area of a square is 64 cm2. What is its perimeter?

(7) The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 45 cm. What is the length of each side?

(8) Harriet is making a display board for her classroom. The display board is an 8m by 7 m rectangle. If
ribbon costs £1.50 per meter, how much will it cost to add a ribbon border around the entire display
board?

(9) The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 18 m. What is the length of each side?

(10) A rectangle with length 10m and width 8m has the same perimeter as a square. What is the length of the
square?