An equilateral triangle has a side length of 1.4x + 2 inches. A regular hexagon has a side length of 0.5x + 2 inches. The perimeters are equal. What is the side length of the triangle? What is the side length of the hexagon? Show your work.

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2 An equilateral triangle has a side length of 1.4x + 2 inches. A regular hexagon has
a side length of 0.5x + 2 inches. The perimeters are equal. What is the side length
of the triangle? What is the side length of the hexagon? Show your work.
Transcribed Image Text:2 An equilateral triangle has a side length of 1.4x + 2 inches. A regular hexagon has a side length of 0.5x + 2 inches. The perimeters are equal. What is the side length of the triangle? What is the side length of the hexagon? Show your work.
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