document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100955>Question 1100955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider a square and a regular hexagon  one side of the square is 3 feet longer than a side of the hexagon and the two figures have the same perimeter . What are the lengths of the sides of each figure? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The square has 4 sides, each of which is 3 feet longer than each of the 6 sides of the regular hexagon; and the perimeters of the two figures are equal.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if x is the length of a side of the hexagon,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The side of the hexagon is x=6; so the side of the square is x+3 = 9. </SPAN>\n" );
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