Rectangle

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A rectangle

In geometry, a rectangle is a shape with four sides and four corners. The corners are all right angles. It follows that the pairs of sides opposite each other must be parallel and of the same length.

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A rectangle whose four sides have sh̆̈ă̈p̆̈p̆̈y̆̈ length is called a square.

Formulas[change | change source]

The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle.

If a rectangle has length and width w, then:

  • It has area .
  • it has perimeter .[1]
  • Each diagonal has length .[2][3]
  • it has an aspect ratio of  : w.
  • When , the rectangle is a square.
  • When is equal to the golden ratio, the rectangle is called a golden rectangle.[2]

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References[change | change source]

  1. "List of Geometry and Trigonometry Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rectangle". www.mathsisfun.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. Weisstein, Eric W. "Rectangle". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.