Question

Jason has bought a new pool and has already measured some of the sides. Using the figure below and your knowledge of quadrilaterals, solve for x and y.

Answer 1

x = 12

y = 12

Explanation:

Each triangle is a right angle triangle

5² + x² = 13²

x² = 169 - 25

x = √144

x = 12

The shape is a parallelogram

Therefore

x = y

y = 12