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Question

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 6 inches more than the perimeter of a square, and the side of the triangle is 4 inches longer than the side of the square. Find the side of the triangle.

Answer 1

3(x+4)=4x+6

 

Distribute the 3 on the left

 

3x+12=4x+6

 

Subtract 3x from both sides

 

12= x + 6

 

Subtract 6 from both sides

 

x=6

 

The perimeter of the triangle is the sum of the three sides. If each side is x+4 (4 inches longer than the side of the square), then the perimeter is 3 times that number or 3(x+4).

 

The perimeter of the triangle is 6 inches more than the perimeter of the square. The perimeter of the square is 4x, so the perimeter of the triangle is 4x+6 inches.

 

You can then set the 2 parts equal to each other (both forms of the triangle perimeter).

 

Hope this helps

 

Mike