SOLUTION: In quadrilateral abcd, ab is 4cm longer than bc. If the perimeter is 68cm howmlong must each side so that the figures is parallelogram?

Question 947891: In quadrilateral abcd, ab is 4cm longer than bc. If the perimeter is 68cm howmlong must each side so that the figures is parallelogram?

Answer by Zucchini(70) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First of all, draw a picture and label it. Next, make the side bc "x". So, ab= 4+x. So, 4 + x + 4 + x + x + x = 68. Get like terms together. 8 + 4x= 68. Subtract: 4x = 60. Divide: x = 15. So, side bc is 15cm and side an is 19cm. To check, 15 + 15 + 19 + 19. It all adds up to be 68.
RELATED QUESTIONS
In Quadrilateral ABCD shown below, AB = CD. If ABCD is a parallelogram, what is the... (answered by ikleyn,fractalier)

if AB is 4 cm longer than BC and the perimeter of ABCD is 68 cm, find the measures of... (answered by Cromlix)

In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB=3cm, BC=5.7cm, CD=4cm and AD=4cm. AngleB=angle D=90 degree.... (answered by vleith)

A quadrilateral has four sides. Quadrilateral ABCD has three sides that have equal... (answered by Mathtut)

in quadrilateral ABCD with diagonal BD, angle ABD is greater than angle CBD, AB = CD = BD (answered by math_tutor2020)

Rectangle ABCD has side lengths, in units, of AB=7 and BC=4.... (answered by jorel1380)

Please help me solve this problem: ABCD is a rectangle.If the perimeter is 84 cm and AB... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy)

in triangle abc side ab is 2 cm shorter than side ac, while side bc is 1cm longer than... (answered by addingup)

a quadrilateral has four sides. Quadrlateral ABCD has three sides that have equal... (answered by oberobic)