A square has an area of 27 square units. If the perimeter of the square is equal to the perimeter of an equilateral triangle, find the area of the equilateral triangle.

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the square has perimeter 4√27 = 12√3
the triangle has side 4√3
the triangle has area 1/4 √3 s^2 = 1/4 √3 (16*3) = 12√3