Rectangle Formula

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

Rectangle belongs to the family of parallelograms, and parallelograms come under the types of quadrilaterals. The quality of a rectangle is that it has all its internal angles at 90°. The opposite sides of the rectangle are equal, however, the adjacent sides are not necessarily equal.

Rectangle Formulas

For a Rectangle ABCD with length(l) and breadth(b), various formulas used to solve problems of rectangles are:


Rectangle-ABCD


Area of Rectangle Formula

A = l.b sq units

Perimeter of Rectangle Formula

P = 2(l + b) units

Diagonal of Rectangle Formula

d = √(l2 + b2) unit

Area of a Rectangle

The area can be characterized as how much space is covered by a level surface of a specific shape. It is estimated as far as the "quantity of" square units (square centimetres, square inches, square feet, and so on) The area of a rectangle is the number of unit squares that can squeeze into a rectangle. A few instances of rectangular shapes are the level surfaces of PC screens, slates, blackboards, and so on.

Area of a Rectangle = (Length × Breadth) square units.

Proof:

Area of Rectangle ABCD = Area of Triangle ABC + Area of Triangle ADC

= 2 × Area of Triangle ABC

= 2 × (1/2 × Base × Height)

= AB × BC

= Length × Breadth

Calculating Area of Rectangle

Follow the steps added below to calculate Area of Rectangle

Step 1: Note the components of length and breadth from the given information.

Step 2: Find the result of length and breadth values.

Step 3: Give the response in square units.

Area of a Rectangle by Diagonal

Diagonal of a rectangle is the straight line inside the rectangle interfacing its contrary vertices. There are two diagonals in the rectangle and both are of equivalent length. We can track down the diagonal of a rectangle by utilizing the Pythagoras theorem.

(Diagonal)2 = (Length)2 + (Breadth)2

(Length)2 = (Diagonal)2 - (Breadth)2

Length = √{(Diagonal)2 - (Breadth)2}

Now, the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is Length × Breadth. Alternatively, we can write this formula as √{(Diagonal)2 - (Breadth)2} × Breadth.

Area of a Rectangle = Breadth (√{(Diagonal)2 - (Breadth)2}).

Perimeter of Rectangle

Perimeter of a rectangle is the complete distance covered by its limits or the sides. Since there are four sides of a rectangle, along these lines, the perimeter of the rectangle will be the amount of each of the four sides. Since the perimeter is a direct measure, accordingly, the unit of the perimeter of the rectangle will be in meters, centimetres, inches, feet, and so on.

Perimeter of a Rectangle Formula

Perimeter is nothing but boundary. In the above diagram, we have 4 sides. Adding those 4 sides we will get the perimeter of the rectangle. 

Sum of every side = L+ L+ B + B

Perimeter of Rectangle = 2(L + B)

Examples on Rectangle Formulas

Example 1: Find the area of the rectangle whose length is 21 units, width is 11 units.

Solution:

Given,

length = 21 units and width = 11 units

Formula to observe the area of a rectangle is A = length × breadth (l × b) 

Substitute 21 for 'l' and11 for 'w' in this equation

So, area of rectangle = 21 × 11 = 231 sq units

Example 2: Find the area of a rectangle of length of 12 mm and breadth of 8 mm.

Solution:

Length of a rectangle = 12 mm

Breadth of a rectangle = 8 mm

Area of a rectangle = length × breadth

= 12 × 8 sq mm

= 96 sq mm

Example 3: Finding the area of a rectangle whose length is 10.5 cm and breadth is 5.5 cm.

Solution:

Length of rectangle (l) = 10.5 cm

Breadth of rectangle (b) = 5.5 cm

Area of a rectangle = length × breadth (l × b)

Area of rectangle = 10.5 × 5.5

= 57.75 cm2

Example 4: The area of a rectangle is 32 cm2. If its breadth is 4 cm then find its length.

Solution:

Area of rectangle = 32 cm2

Breadth of rectangle = 4 cm

Length of rectangle = Area of the rectangle/Breadth of the rectangle

= 32 cm2/4 cm

= 8 cm.

So, the length of the rectangle is 8 cm.

Example 5: Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length and width are 11 cm and 5.5 cm, respectively.

Solution:

Length = 11 cm and Width = 5.5 cm

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(length + width)

Substitute the value of length and width here,

Perimeter, P = 2(11 + 5.5) cm

P = 2 × 16.5 cm

Therefore, the perimeter of a rectangle = 33 cm.

Example 6: A rectangular yard has a length equal to 12 cm and a perimeter equal to 60 cm. Find its width.

Solution: 

Perimeter = 60 cm

Length = 10 cm

Let W be the width.

From the formula, 

Perimeter, P = 2(length + width)

Substituting the values, 

60 = 2(12 + width)

12 + W = 30

W = 30 – 12 = 18 

Hence, the width is 20cm.

Example 7: Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length and width are 12cm and 4cm, respectively.

Solution:

Given,

Length = 12 cm

Width = 4 cm

Perimeter of Rectangle = 2(Length + Width)

= 2(12 + 4) cm

= 2 × 16 cm

Therefore, the perimeter of a rectangle = 32 cm.

Example 8: Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 21 cm and width is 13 cm.

Solution:

Given,

Length = 21 cm

Width = 13 cm

Perimeter of Rectangle = 2(Length + Width)

= 2(21 + 13) cm

= 2 × 34 cm

Therefore, the perimeter of a rectangle = 68 cm.

Practice Problems - Rectangle Formula

1. Find the area of a rectangle where the diagonal is 13 units and the breadth is 5 units.

2. If the area of a rectangle is 45 square units and the length is 9 units, find the breadth.

3. Determine the diagonal of a rectangle with a length of 9 units and a breadth of 6 units.

4. Find the length of a rectangle with a diagonal of 17 units and a breadth of 8 units.

5. Determine the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 9 units and a breadth of 5 units.

6. Find the breadth of a rectangle with a diagonal of 20 units and a length of 16 units.

7. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 10 units and the breadth is 6 units, find the length.

8. A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 units and a length of 7 units. Find the breadth.

9. A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 units and a length of 10 units. Find the breadth.

10. Calculate the area of a rectangle where the length is 16 units and the breadth is 9 units.

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