SOLUTION: An amount of fencing makes an equilateral triangle with sides 8 feet each. the same fencingf material is used to create a rectangle with 2 lenghts of 15 feet. What is the width of
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Question 31738: An amount of fencing makes an equilateral triangle with sides 8 feet each. the same fencingf material is used to create a rectangle with 2 lenghts of 15 feet. What is the width of the rectangle? Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An equilateral triangle with sides 8 feet each makes the perimeter of the triangle 8*3 = 24 feet;
Perimeter of rectangle is 2(length+width) = perimeter of the traingle
=> 15 + 2*width = 24
=> 2*width = 9
=> width = 4.5
Answer: width of the rectangle is 4.5 feet
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