Question

Find the value of each variable so that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

G
19
X-2
Y+1
E
x =
y =

Answer 1

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Answer:

x = 21

y = 25

Explanation:

The diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, so each half of a diagonal is congruent to the other half.

x -2 = 19

x = 21 . . . . add 2

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y +1 = 26

y = 25 . . . . subtract 1