SOLUTION: The side of the square is 4 cm longer than the side of the an equilateral triangle.The perimeter of the square is 24 cm more than the perimeter of the triangle find the length of t
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Question 953076: The side of the square is 4 cm longer than the side of the an equilateral triangle.The perimeter of the square is 24 cm more than the perimeter of the triangle find the length of the side of the triangle
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=side of triangle; x+4cm=side of square;
4(x+4cm)=3x+24cm
4x+16cm=3x+24cm Subtract (3x+16) from each side
x=8cm ANSWER: The length of the side of the triangle is 8 cm.
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