GeometryDifficulty 3.9AMC 10/12Find the answerUnited States
Problem: A square and an equilateral triangle have the property that the area of each is the perimeter of the other. What is the area of the square?
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
Solution: Assuming the square has side length x, it has area x2, so the equilateral triangle has side length x2/3. The area of the equilateral triangle is then given in two ways by 4x=43(3x2)2. Solving gives x3=3144=483. Then x6=482⋅3 and x2=3482⋅3=32833=1234
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