Section 1-7 Perimeter, Area, Circumference

SPI 21B: solve equations to find length, width,

perimeter and area
SPI 32L: determine the area of indicated regions involving figures
SPI 41A: determine the perimeter & area of 3 or 4 sided plane figures

Objectives:
find perimeter and area of rectangles and squares
find circumference and area of circles

Perimeter:
the sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon
fence around a garden
Circumference:
the distance around the outside of a circle
Area:
number of units (squared) enclosed by the perimeter or
circumference

Some Common Formulas

Square
s = side

Rectangle
b = base
h = height

Circle
d = diameter
r = radius

Perimeter: P = 4s
Area: A = s2

Perimeter: P = 2b + 2h
Area: A = bh

Circumference: C = d
or
C = 2r
Area: A = r2

Real-World Connection
Fencing. Your pool is depicted in the diagram below.
You want to build a fence around the deck. How much
fencing will you need?
Width of pool and deck:
15 + 3 + 3 = 21 feet
Length of pool and deck:
20 + 3 + 3 = 26 feet
Solve:
P = 2w + 2L
= 2(21) + 2(26)
= 94

Formula
Substitute
Simplify

You will need 94 feet of fencing.

Real-World and Finding Circumference

Biology. In the Pacific Northwest, a red fox has a circular
home range with a radius of about 718 meters. What is
the area of the home range of a red fox?
A = r2
A = (718) 2
= 1,619,566

Formula
Substitute
Simplify

Finding Perimeter in the Coordinate Plane

Find the perimeter of ABC.
Find the length of each side.
Side AB.
|5 (-1)| = 6
Side BC.
|6- (-2)| = 8
Side AC.

AB + BC + AC = 6 + 8 + 10 = 24. The perimeter is 24 units.

Finding Area of a Rectangle

You are designing a banner for a music festival. The
banner will be 4 ft wide by 7 feet high. How much
material will you need?
Area of Rectangle = bh
Convert yards to feet:
7 yards = 21 feet
Substitute values into formula
A = 4(21)
= 84
You will need 84 square feet (ft2) of material.

Finding Area of Irregular Figures

Find the area of the figure.
Separate the figure into rectangles.

Use Area of a Rectangle Formula

A1 = 6 2 = 12
A2 = 4 2 = 8
A3 = 2 2 = 4

Total Area = 12 + 8 + 4 = 24 cm2