document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=523228>Question 523228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square and an equilateral triangle (3 congruent sides) have the same perimeter. Each side of the square is 15m. Find the length of each side of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #347268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=347268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since each side of the square is 15 meters, the perimeter of the square is 4 sides times 15 meters per side = 60 meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equilateral triangle (3 congruent sides) must have a perimeter of 60 meters. Just divide the 60 meter perimeter by 3 sides and you get 20 meters per side. The answer to this problem is that the length of each side of the triangle is 20 meters.<BR>\n" );
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