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15 May, 02:57

A gardener wants to run a border around the outside of her garden. She plots it on a grid to plan how much she will need. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle with vertices at (2, 5) (8, 5) (8, 3) and (2, 3). Find the total length of border needed.

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  1. 15 May, 03:24
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    Distance between (2, 5) and (8, 5) = 8 - 2 = 6

    Distance between (8, 5) and (8, 3) = 5 - 3 = 2

    Distance between (8, 3) and (2, 3) = 8 - 2 = 6

    Distance between (2, 3) and (2, 5) = 5 - 3 = 2

    Total length of border = 6 + 2 + 6 + 2 = 16
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