document.write( "Question 179736: A square and an equilateral have the same perimeter. Each side of the triangle is 8 cm less than twice the length of each side of the square. How long is each side of the square? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let s be the measure of a side of the square.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then is the measure of a side of the triangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 3 times the length of a side. The perimeter of a square is 4 times the length of a side. Hence:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Just solve the equation for s\r
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