Calculating the Perimeter of a Rectangle. The perimeter of a rectangle is the distance around the outside of the rectangle. A rectangle has four sides with opposite sides being congruent. The formula for finding the perimeter is Side A + Side B + Side A + Side B. This could also be stated as 2*Side A + 2*Side B or 2*(Side A + Side B) Return to Top.
Metes and bounds. Metes and bounds is a system or method of describing land, real property (in contrast to personal property) or real estate. The system has been used in England for many centuries, and is still used there in the definition of general boundaries.
Historians, genealogists, and others*d will be interested in the early development of the Metes and Bounds system, but we will concentrate on more contemporary uses of the system. In essence, the Metes and Bounds system is a method for describing the lines which bound a parcel of real estate. BEARINGS.