Question

ABCD is a parallelogram. Find x and y using the following information:. AB = 5x - 2y. DC = 4. AD = y. BC = 5 - x

Answer 1

5 x - 2 y = 4
5 -  x = y
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5 x - 2( 5 - x ) = 4
5 x - 10 + 2 x = 4
7 x = 14
x = 2
y = 5 - 2 = 3
Answer: x = 2, y = 3