The equilateral triangle with side length e is cut in half and reassembled as the rectangle shown. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

(Source: Adapted from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Jan 1997)
What is the perimeter of a rectangle formed from an equilateral triangle?
The equilateral triangle with side length e is cut in half and reassembled as the rectangle shown. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

(Source: Adapted from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Jan 1997)