The perimeter of this shape is 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 32
The perimeter is the length all the way around the outside of a 2D shape.
We can calculate it by adding the individual lengths of all the sides.
The perimeter for regular and irregular shapes is found the same way.
In this video CAL has a problem with rabbits eating his carrots, and he wants to build a fence around the boundary of his garden to keep the rabbits out.
He needs to calculate how much fencing he will need.
But how does he do it?
The perimeter of this shape is 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 32
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