Question

The side of an equilateral triangle is 8 inches shorter than the side of a square. The perimeter of the square is 46 inches more than the perimeter of the triangle. Find the length of a side of the square

Answer 1

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 7 inches more than the perimeter of a square, and the side of the triangle is 5 inches longer than the side of the square. Find the side of the triangle. (Hint: An equilateral triangle has three sides the same length.