Calculate Parallelogram Perimeter: Finding Total Length with Sides 17 and 13

Question

Given the parallelogram:

Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram.

00:00 Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram

00:03 Opposite sides are equal in a parallelogram

00:07 Let's substitute the side value

00:14 These sides are also opposite therefore equal

00:18 Let's substitute the side value

00:28 The perimeter of the parallelogram equals the sum of its sides

00:46 Let's substitute appropriate values and solve for the perimeter

00:55 And this is the solution to the question

To find the perimeter of the parallelogram, we apply the formula $P = 2(a + b)$ , where $a$ and $b$ are the lengths of adjacent sides.

Step-by-step:

Step 1: Identify the side lengths. From the given problem, $a = 17$ and $b = 13$ .
Step 2: Use the perimeter formula $P = 2(a + b)$ .
Step 3: Substitute the given values into the formula.

Calculation:

$P = 2(17 + 13)$

$P = 2 \times 30$

$P = 60$

Therefore, the perimeter of the parallelogram is $60$ .