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The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 5.1 m. How long are its sides?

User Jon Carter
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Answer:

x are sides of the traingle

5.1 = 51upon10 51/10

51 upon 10 =3x

3x = 51 upon 10

x= 3/51 upon 10 =

x= 3*10upon 51

=10upon 17

side of the traingle is 10/17

Explanation:

User Robban
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Answer:

1.7 meters

Explanation:

because an equilateral triangle has 3 sides and they are all the same you can just divide 5.1 by 3

5.1 / 3 = 1.7

it is 1.7 m

User Vijay Agrawal
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