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Introduction to Java

Perimeter of Rectangle - Java Program

Formula

Perimeter = 2 × (Length+Breadth)

 

import java.util.Scanner;

 

public class RectanglePerimeter {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

 

        // Taking input from user

        System.out.print("Enter length of rectangle: ");

        double length = sc.nextDouble();

 

        System.out.print("Enter breadth of rectangle: ");

        double breadth = sc.nextDouble();

 

        // Calculating the perimeter

        double perimeter = 2 * (length + breadth);

 

        // Displaying result

        System.out.println("Perimeter of Rectangle = " + perimeter);

 

        sc.close();

    }

}

Output

 
OUTPUT 1:
Enter length of rectangle: 10
Enter breadth of rectangle: 5
Perimeter of Rectangle = 30.0

OUTPUT 2:
Enter length of rectangle: 12.5
Enter breadth of rectangle: 3.5
Perimeter of Rectangle = 32.0

Explanation

Step 1: Input length & breadth

User enters the values:

double length = sc.nextDouble();

double breadth = sc.nextDouble();

Step 2: Apply formula

double perimeter = 2 * (length + breadth);

This multiplies the sum of length and breadth by 2.

Step 3: Display the result

Using:

System.out.println("Perimeter = " + perimeter);