Question

will be the length of each side, if the
5. A piece of string is 36 cm long. What
string is used to form:
a) a square?
b) an equilateral triangle?​

Answer 1

length of piece of string = 36cm

a) total sides of square = 4

length of each side of square

= perimeter of square / number of sides

= length of string / number of sides

36/4 = 9cm

b) total sides of equilateral triangle = 3

length of each side of equilateral triangle

= perimeter of triangle/ number of sides

= 36/3 = 12cm