SOLUTION: Consider a square and a regular hexagon (a six sided figure with sides of equal length) One side of the square is 1 foot longer than a side of the hexagon, and the two figures have

Question 1150823: Consider a square and a regular hexagon (a six sided figure with sides of equal length) One side of the square is 1 foot longer than a side of the hexagon, and the two figures have the same perimeter, what are the lengths of the sides of each figure?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
regular hexagon (a six sided figure with sides of equal length)
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No kidding?
Is that what it is?
Thx for the info.
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If x is the side length of the regular hexagon, then you have this equation 4*(x+1) = 6x. Solve it and get the ANSWER. The side length of the regular hexagon is 2 feet. The side length of the square is 3 feet.

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