Question

A piece of wire is 60cm long, what will be the length of each side if the wire is used to form:

a) A square? b) an equilateral triangle? c) regular hexagon?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

If it's an Equilateral triangle :-

Given

length of string=60cm

If the string is used to form an equilateral triangle then the perimeter of the triangle=length of the string

Let the side of the triangle be a

2

a+a+a

=60

2

3a

=60

3a=60

a=20.

Answer 2

Length of each side of 60 cm long wire in

• A square → 60/4 = 15 cm
• An equilateral triangle → 60/3 = 20 cm
• Regular hexagon → 60/6 = 10 cm