document.write( "Question 37700: here is an equilateral triangle inside a square.The perimeter of the triangle is 48 centimeters.What is the perimeter of the square? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Since its a equilateral triangle the side length is 48/3=16cm for each side.
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document.write( "And since the base of the triangle covers one whole side for the square; the side for the square is also 16 cm. The perimeter for the square is 4(16)=64cm
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