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In parallelogram KING, KQ = 17 and GI = 3x-2. Find the the value of x that will make KING a rectangle.
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In parallelogram KING, KQ = 17 and GI = 3x-2. Find the the value of x that will make KING a rectangle.

In parallelogram KING, KQ = 17 and GI = 3x-2. Find the the value of x that will make-example-1
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check the picture below.

because the diagonals bisect each other, IF it's indeed a rectangle, then 17+17 = 3x-2.

thus


\bf 34=3x-2\implies 36=3x\implies \cfrac{36}{3}=x\implies 12=x
In parallelogram KING, KQ = 17 and GI = 3x-2. Find the the value of x that will make-example-1
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