SOLUTION: If one side of an equilateral triangle is 2 1/8 inches long, what is the perimeter

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Question 962789: If one side of an equilateral triangle is 2 1/8 inches long, what is the perimeter
Answer by Murthy(22) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 'a' is the length of the equilateral triangle
then its peimeter = 3a
Given, a=17/8 inches
therefore, perimeter=3a=51/7 inches