Perimeter of Complex Shapes
Perimeter of complex shapes can easily be found by breaking the complex shape into smaller shapes whose perimeter can be easily found. Then the perimeters of the smaller shapes can then be added together to find the perimeter of the complex shape.
For example, the perimeter of the following shape can be found by breaking it down into a rectangle and a triangle as it is made of an isosceles triangle and a rectangle.
Solution:
- Sides of the Isosceles Triangle = 8 m
- Length of the Rectangle = 10 m
- Breadth of the Rectangle = 6 m
Observing the figure, the perimeter of the figure is,
Perimeter(P) = 8 + 8 + 10 + 10 + 6
P = 42 m
Perimeter
Perimeter is defined as the sum of all the sides of any polygon. The perimeter of any figure is the sum of the length of all the boundaries of that figure. Perimeter of any figure gives us the length of all the boundaries we can understand this by the following example, suppose we have to find the length of wire required to fence a square then the perimeter of the square field gives the required result as it gives the length of the boundary of the square field.
In this article we will learn about Perimeter, how to calculate the perimeter, various formulas used to calculate the perimeter, examples of the perimeters, and others in detail.