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How to Figure the Perimeter of a Hockey Rink

The shape of a standard hockey rink is a rectangle with rounded corners. A standard rink's length is 200 feet and its width is 85 feet, with each corner rounded to the shape of a quarter circle with a 28-foot radius. To find the perimeter, you will need to find the dimensions of the un-rounded portions of the length and width and the perimeter of each corner. The fact that there are four quarter-circle corners suggests a handy shortcut.

Instructions

    • 1

      Subtract the radius (r) from the total length (l) two times since there is one corner on each end. The result is the length of the un-rounded portion of the side (s).

    • 2

      Subtract r from the total width two times to find the length of the un-rounded portion of the end (e).

    • 3

      Calculate the perimeter of the corners according to circumference formula C = 2 * pi * r. Since there are four quarter circles, one at each corner, the total perimeter of the corners is equal to the perimeter of a full circle.

    • 4

      Calculate the total perimeter according to the formula P = C + (2 * s) + (2 * e). C represents the total perimeter of all four corners. (2 * s) is the total length of the two un-rounded portions of the long sides of the rink and (2 * e) is the total length of the two un-rounded parts of the ends.

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