if an equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 24 inches, what is the length of each side and please explain why because i don't really understand this! help!
8 inches becuse an equilateral triangle has equal sides and there is 3 sides. plus 24 inches divided by the 3 sides is 8 inches.
To find the length of each side of an equilateral triangle given its perimeter, we need to know a property of equilateral triangles:
In an equilateral triangle, all sides are of equal length.
Therefore, to find the length of each side, we divide the perimeter by the number of sides (which is 3 in this case), since all three sides are equal in length.
We are given that the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is 24 inches.
So, to find the length of each side:
Length of each side = Perimeter / Number of sides
= 24 inches / 3
= 8 inches
Therefore, each side of the equilateral triangle is 8 inches long.