SOLUTION: The area of a square is one third as large as the area of a triangle. One side of the triangle is 9 inches long and the altirude to that side is the same length as a side of the sq
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Question 175457: The area of a square is one third as large as the area of a triangle. One side of the triangle is 9 inches long and the altirude to that side is the same length as a side of the square. What is the length of the side of the square. What is the formula for this word problem? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = a sides of the square
Let = area of square
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For triangle:
It is given that
and in
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Also given is:
therefore:
Multiply both sides by
The solutions are: This one doesn't work here
The side of the square is 1.5 in
check:
Also given is:
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