SOLUTION: each side of the equilateral triangle is 4 m shorter then twice the length of each side of the square their perimeters are the same. how long is each side of the triangle?

Question 896166: each side of the equilateral triangle is 4 m shorter then twice the length of each side of the square their perimeters are the same. how long is each side of the triangle?
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Each side of the equilateral triangle is 4 m shorter than twice the length of each side of the square. Their perimeters are the same. How long is each side of the triangle?

s = side for the square
x = side for the triangle

, perimeters are equal.
, also from description.

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