document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=517042>Question 517042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square animal pen and a pen shaped like an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. find the length of the sides of each pen if the sides of the triangle pen are 8 less than twice the side of the square pen </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #344620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=344620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> length of side of square =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of side of triangle = 2x-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter of squale = 4L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter of equilateral triangle = 3a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4L=3a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=3(2x-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=6x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12  the side of square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "side of triangle = 2x-8 => 2*12-8=>16\r<BR>\n" );
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