SOLUTION: one side of a square is 5 yards less than a side of an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the square is the same as the perimeter of the triangle, what is the lenght of a s
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Question 981341: one side of a square is 5 yards less than a side of an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the square is the same as the perimeter of the triangle, what is the lenght of a side of the square? and of the triangle? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Let be the measure of the side of the triangle. Then is the side of the square. The perimeter of the triangle is then , and the perimeter of the square is . Since the perimeters are equal:
Solve for and then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
