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Given the parallelogram below, what is the value of a?2aRsUTЗа - 5a= fill in blank

Given the parallelogram below, what is the value of a?2aRsUTЗа - 5a= fill in blank-example-1

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Answer:

a = 5

Explanation:

In a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal.

UT = RS

3a - 5 = 2a

Add 5 to both sides,

3a = 2a + 5

Subtract 2a from both sides,

3a -2a = 5


\sf \boxed{a = 5}

User Stig Hemmer
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we have:


\begin{gathered} 2a=3a-5 \\ \end{gathered}

then solve for a


\begin{gathered} 2a-3a=3a-5-3a \\ -a=-5 \\ -(a)/(-1)=-(5)/(-1) \\ a=5 \end{gathered}

answer: a = 5

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