SOLUTION: The perimeters of a square and equilateral triangle are equal. if each side of the square is meters long, how long is each side of the equilateral triangle?

SOLUTION: The perimeters of a square and equilateral triangle are equal. if each side of the square is meters long, how long is each side of the equilateral triangle?

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Question 871591: The perimeters of a square and equilateral triangle are equal. if each side of the square is meters long, how long is each side of the equilateral triangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let s = length of a side of the square.
Perimeter of the square is 4s.

If the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is also 4s, then is the length of a side of the equilateral triangle.
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