SOLUTION: A square porch and a porch shaped like a regular hexagon each have the same perimeter. a) which shape has a longer side? b) express the length of the shorter side as a fraction o

Question 921018: A square porch and a porch shaped like a regular hexagon each have the same perimeter.
a) which shape has a longer side?
b) express the length of the shorter side as a fraction of the length of the longer side.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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each have the same perimeter.
a) which shape has a longer side? P/4 > P/6, The Square has Longer Sides
b) express the length of the shorter side . as a
fraction of the length of the longer side
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each have the same perimeter
6s = 4L 0r s = (4/6)L
s = 2/3 L, length of the longer side

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