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.
Nearly all early property descriptions are referenced to a watercourse, and Metes and Bounds surveyors didn't normally refer to a creek as flowing north, south, east or west. Instead everything was described as if you were standing at the origin or headwaters of a creek looking toward its outlet or mouth.