SOLUTION: The length of a square if 32 feet and on top of the square is an equilaterial triangle what is the perimeter

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Question 951341: The length of a square if 32 feet and on top of the square is an equilaterial triangle what is the perimeter
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm assuming by length of square you mean perimeter and not the side of the square.
P%5Bs%5D=4S=32
S=8
So then for the triangle,
P%5Bt%5D=3S
P%5Bt%5D=3%288%29
P%5Bt%5D=24ft