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Answer: x = 2 y = 5
Explanation: ABCD is a parallelogram. This means that each two opposite sides are equal. This means that: 1- AB = CD 2y + 1 = 7x - 3 ...........> equation I 2- AD = BC 3x = y + 1 This can be rewritten as: y = 3x - 1............> equation II
Substitute with equation II in equation I and solve for x as follows: 2y + 1 = 7x - 3 ...........> equation I 2(3x - 1) + 1 = 7x - 3 6x - 2 + 1 = 7x - 3 6x - 1 = 7x - 3 7x - 6x = -1 + 3 x = 2
Substitute with x in equation I to get y as follows: y = 3x - 1 y = 3(2) - 1 y = 6 - 1 y = 5