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Help! In parallelogram LMNO below, find the length of MO

Help! In parallelogram LMNO below, find the length of MO-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

5y - 8 = 3y + 1 Add 8 to both sides

5y = 3y + 1 + 8 Subtract 3y from both sides

5y - 3y = 9 Combine

2y = 9 Divide by 2

2y/2 =9/2

y = 4. 5

5y - 8 =

5(4.5) - 8 =

22.5 - 8 =

14.5

That represents 1/2 of MO

MO = 2 * 14.5

MO = 29

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