
Sidney P. answered 02/19/20
Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, and Math Tutor
With an equilateral triangle, all sides are equal. So 4x = 2x + 1 for example; subtract 2x from both sides to get x = 1/2. Check with the third side: 6 times (1/2) - 1 = 2, 4x =2, and 2x + 1 =2, the measure of each of the sides.