Find the perimeter of the following shape, rounded to the nearest tenth: Shape ABCD is shown. Point A is at negative 3, 5. Point B is at 1, 7. Point C is at 3, 3. Point D is at negative 1, 1.

9.8

16

17.9

24

Verified Answer :

You the points A(-3, 5), B(1, 7), C(3, 3) and D(-1, 1).
You use the formula: AB= \(\sqrt{ ( x_{B}- x_{A} )^{2} +( y_{B}- y_{A} )^{2}}\)

AB = \(\sqrt{ (-3-1)^{2} + (7-5)^{2} } = \sqrt{ 4^{2} + 2^{2} } = \sqrt{20}\)

DC = \(\sqrt{ (3+1)^{2}+ (3-1)^{2} } = \sqrt{20}\)

BC = \(\sqrt{ (1-3)^{2}+ (7-3)^{2} } = \sqrt{20}\)

AD = \(\sqrt{ (-3+1)^{2}+(5-1)^{2} }= \sqrt{20}\)

AB=DC and AD=BC => the shape is a parallelogram(1)
But AB=DC=AD=BC + (1) => the shape is a square
Perimeter for a square = 4l =4 \(\sqrt{20}\)

\(\sqrt{20}\) = 4.472135

P=4*
4.472135=17.8854 which is rounded to 17.9

The right answer is C. 17.9

Answer:

17.9

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