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Given the parallelogram, solve for x and find the measure of segment WX

Given the parallelogram, solve for x and find the measure of segment WX-example-1

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Answer:

The answer is 17.

Explanation:

Since it's a parallelogram, VY = WX.

Therefore,
5x + 2 = 6x - 1.

Solving for x we get:
x = 3

To get the measure of segment WX, substitute
x = 3 back into the side
6x - 1. Therefore
6x - 1 = 6(3) - 1 = 17

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