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EFGH is a parallelogram. Find the measure of EG.

EFGH is a parallelogram. Find the measure of EG.-example-1
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Answer: 64

Explanation:

If EFGH is a parallelogram, its diagonals bisect each other meaning EJ and JG are congruent.

EJ = JG

4w + 4 = 2w + 18

Subtract 2w from both sides

2w + 4 = 18

Subtract 4 from both sides

2w = 14

Divide both sides by 2

w = 7

EG = EJ + JG

EG = 4w + 4 + 2w + 18

EG = 6w + 22

Now that we know what 'w' is, we can substitute it for 7

EG = 6 (7) + 22

EG = 42 + 22 = 64

The measure of EG is 64.

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