A wire is first bent into the shape of a triangle. Each side of the triangle is 16 inches long. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a square. What is the length of a side of the square?

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A wire is first bent into the shape of a triangle. Each side of the triangle is  16 inches long. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a square. What is the length of a side of the square?

anonymous · Answer

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whpalmer4 · Answer

How long is the wire, if it makes a triangle with 3 equal sides of 16 inches?

anonymous · Answer

each side is 12 inches

anonymous · Answer

16•3=48 and 48/4=12

anonymous · Answer

ok its 12 inches because 16 times 3 is 48. 48 divided by 4 is 12

anonymous · Answer

Yes what @LadyKatsaTheGraceling said is correct..

you're looking for the perimeter of the triangle, so each side is 16, 3 sides = 16 * 3=48

and when it's unbent, there are still a total of 48 inches. 4 congruent (? lol i think that's the term:P )  sides in a square. so 48/4=12

each side is 12 inches long. voila!