diff --git a/go-by-example/methods/methods.go b/go-by-example/methods/methods.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type rect struct {
+	width, height int
+}
+
+func (r *rect) area() int {
+	return r.width * r.height
+}
+
+func (r rect) perim() int {
+	return 2*r.width + 2*r.height
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := rect{width: 10, height: 5}
+
+	fmt.Println("area: ", r.area())
+	fmt.Println("preim: ", r.perim())
+
+	rp := &r
+	fmt.Println("area: ", rp.area())
+	fmt.Println("perim: ", rp.perim())
+}