350,673 views
16 votes
16 votes
Find the values of x and y in the parallelogram.

Find the values of x and y in the parallelogram.-example-1
User Notrace
by
3.1k points

1 Answer

20 votes
20 votes
Answer:
x = 20
y = 8

In a parallelogram, there are always two pairs of equal sides, where in this question:

Side CD = Side BA
Side DA = Side CB

Use this to find x and y.

CD = BA
15 = x - 5
x = 20 (rearranging to find x)

DA = CB
y = 8
User GoGoCarl
by
3.2k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.