Prove that the ratio of the sides of a square and an equilateral triangle having
equal perimeter is 3:4
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The perimeter, P, is the same in both cases.surinderdhiman wrote:Prove that the ratio of the sides of a square and an equilateral triangle having
equal perimeter is 3:4
The 4 sides of the square each have length P/4.
The 3 sides of the equilateral triangle each have length P/3.
The ratio of a the length of a square side to the length of a triangle side is (P/4)/(P/3) = 3/4.
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Do you have the original question?surinderdhiman wrote:Prove that the ratio of the sides of a square and an equilateral triangle having
equal perimeter is 3:4
As you know, GMAT math questions always have 5 answer choices. So, a question like this would never appear on the GMAT.
If you're interested, here's an article on identifying GMAT-worthy questions: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/questions-questions
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