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The perimeter of a rectangle is found by which formula?

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  • Al × b
  • B
  • C4 × s
  • Dl + b

Step-by-Step Solution

A rectangle has two lengths and two breadths, so perimeter = l + b + l + b = 2 × (l + b).
Answer: B)

Key idea: Perimeter shortcuts for special shapes

**Rectangle**: opposite sides are equal, so perimeter = l + b + l + b = 2(l + b).

**Square**: all four sides equal, so perimeter = 4 × s.

**Equilateral triangle**: all three sides equal, perimeter = 3 × s.

**Regular polygon with n sides of length s**: perimeter = n × s.

These shortcuts are just 'add the sides' written shorter.

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