SOLUTION: The perimeters of a square and equilateral triangle are equal. if each side of the square is meters long, how long is each side of the equilateral triangle?

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Question 871591: The perimeters of a square and equilateral triangle are equal. if each side of the square is meters long, how long is each side of the equilateral triangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let s = length of a side of the square.
Perimeter of the square is 4s.

If the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is also 4s, then %284s%29%2F3 is the length of a side of the equilateral triangle.