How to find the perimeter of a parallelogram - GRE Quantitative Reasoning

Card 0 of 1

Question

A quadrilateral has equal sides, each with a length of .

Quantity A: The area of the quadrilateral.

Quantity B: The perimeter of the quadrilateral.

Answer

We are told that the shape is a quadrilateral and that the sides are equal; beyond that, we do not know what specific kind of kind of quadrilateral it is, outside of the fact that it is a rhombus. The perimeter, the sum of the sides, is .

If this shape were a square, the area would also be ; however, if the interior angles were not all equivalent, the area would be smaller than this.

The relationship cannot be determined.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Tap the card to reveal the answer