SOLUTION: Triangle ABC has sides with lengths 10, 23 and 27 units. The perimeter of a particular square is 60% of triangle ABC�s perimeter. What is the area of the square?

Question 258740: Triangle ABC has sides with lengths 10, 23 and 27 units. The perimeter of a particular square is 60% of triangle ABC�s perimeter. What is the area of the square?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Triangle ABC has sides with lengths 10, 23 and 27 units. The perimeter of a particular square is 60% of triangle ABC�s perimeter. What is the area of the square?
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This seems complicated, but take it 1 step at a time.
What is the perimeter of the triangle?
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What is 60% of that?
That's the perimeter of the square.
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All sides of a square are equal, so the side is the perimeter/4. How much is that?
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Area = side squared.
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