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.
In the first article of this series on the modern metes and bounds land description package we discussed the title and caption of the land description. In this second article of the series we are going to start our discussion of the body of the land description by talking about points of commencement and points of beginning. These two elements are critical to getting the land description off to good start. Letâs start with the point of commencement.