SOLUTION: the lengths of two sides of a parallelogram are consecutive even integers and the perimeter ofbthe parallelogram is 36 inches. what is the length of the longer side?

Question 898260: the lengths of two sides of a parallelogram are consecutive even integers and the perimeter ofbthe parallelogram is 36 inches. what is the length of the longer side?
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the lengths of two sides of a parallelogram are consecutive even integers and the perimeter ofbthe parallelogram is 36 inches. what is the length of the longer side?
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let x=length of shorter side
x+2=length of longer side
2(length+width)=perimeter
2((x+2)+x)=36
4x+4=36
4x=32
x=8
x+2=10
length of longer side=10 inches
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