Calculate Parallelogram Perimeter: Using Side Lengths 8 and 3

Given the parallelogram:

Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram.

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram

00:03 Opposite sides are equal in a parallelogram

00:09 Let's substitute the side value

00:19 These sides are also opposite therefore equal

00:24 Let's substitute the side value

00:34 The perimeter of the parallelogram equals the sum of its sides

00:54 Let's substitute appropriate values and solve for the perimeter

01:07 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's follow these steps:

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: From the diagram, we have two adjacent sides of the parallelogram: $a = 8$ units and $b = 3$ units.

Step 2: The formula for the perimeter of a parallelogram is given by $P = 2(a + b)$ .

Step 3: Substitute the values for $a$ and $b$ into the formula:

$P = 2(8 + 3) = 2 \times 11 = 22$ .

Therefore, the perimeter of the parallelogram is $22$ .