In a rectangle, the perimeter of quadrilateral is given. If the horizontal distance between adjacent dots in the same row is 1 and the vertical distance between adjacent dots in the same column is 1, what is the perimeter of quadrilateral ?
Solution
The perimeter of quadrilateral equals . Since the dots are spaced 1 unit apart horizontally and vertically, then , and . Thus, the perimeter equals which equals . We need to determine the length of . If we draw a horizontal line from to point on , we create a right-angled triangle with and . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . Since , then . Thus, the perimeter of quadrilateral is .
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