SOLUTION: In a rectangle, one side equals 4y-13 and its opposite side equals 15-x. The other side equals 3x-5 and its opposite side equals y+1. Find x and y.
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Question 947297: In a rectangle, one side equals 4y-13 and its opposite side equals 15-x. The other side equals 3x-5 and its opposite side equals y+1. Find x and y.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a rectangle, two opposite sides are parallel and equal in length.
so, if in a rectangle, one side equals and its opposite side equals , then
.........solve for
......eq.1
if the other side equals and its opposite side equals , then
........solve for
......eq.2
left sides of eq.1 and eq.2 are same, so make right sides same too
......solve for
now find
......eq.2
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