The dimensions of a rectangle, usually, refer to the length of the external sides. Calculation is not necessary in most cases, measurement is. Calculation is necessary when for instance you are given a set of dimensions and asked a question related to that information examples are;
What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 x 4 units
What is the length of the other side of a rectangle if one side is 2 and the area is 12
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the base of the rectangle exceeds three times its altitudes by 4. if the length of the side of the square is 8centimeter find the dimension of the rectangle.
In order to calculate the area of a rectangle you must multiply one dimension by the other.For example,the sum for a rectangle that is 6x9 inches is 6x9 which amounts to 54 square inches.
The diagonal is 100'
Add up all the sides of the rectangle.
There are two of them.