SOLUTION: 1. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 10 inches more than the perimeter of a square, and the side of the triangle is 6 inches longer than the side of the square. Find the

Question 629952: 1. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 10 inches more than the perimeter of a square, and the side of the triangle is 6 inches longer than the side of the square. Find the side of the triangle.
Answer by graphmatics(170) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the length of a side of the triangle then x-6 is the length of a side of the square. The perimeter of the triangle is 3x. The perimeter of the square is 4(x-6). So 3x+10=4(x-6). 3x+10=4x-24. x=34
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