SOLUTION: The perimeter of a square is three times the perimeter of a regular hexagon. The length of a side of the square is 2 inches more than four times the length of a side of the hexagon
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Question 124534: The perimeter of a square is three times the perimeter of a regular hexagon. The length of a side of the square is 2 inches more than four times the length of a side of the hexagon. What is the perimeter of the square and hexagon?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="perimeter of square", and y="perimeter of hexagon"
"The perimeter of a square is three times the perimeter of a regular hexagon" __ x=3y
"The length of a side of the square is 2 inches more than four times the length of a side of the hexagon"
__ x/4=2+4(y/6)
substituting __ 3y/4=2+4(y/6)
multiplying by 12 __ 9y=24+8y
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