SOLUTION: 14. A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. The area of the square is 225 cm . What is the length of a side of the triangle?

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Question 677575: 14. A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. The area of the square is 225 cm . What is the length of a side of the triangle?
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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225 squared is 15
so if the equilateral triangle have 3 sides
the same length it will be,60/3=20cm.
20cm. is the length of 1 side of your equilateral triangle