Question #2abbd

1 Answer
Feb 1, 2018

Sides of parallelogram are #5, 1, 5, 1#

Explanation:

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Refer figure :

#ab = cd , ad = bc#

Given #ab = 2x - 5, cd = y + 1, ad = y + 5, bc = 3x - 4#

#2x - 5 = y + 1#

#2x - y = 6# Eqn (1)

#y + 5 = 3x - 4#

#-3x + y = -9# Eqn (2)

Solving Eqns (1), (2) we get

#x = 3, y = 0#

Side #ab = cd = y + 1 = 2x - 5 = 1#

Side #ad = bc = y + 5 = 3x - 4 = 5#