SOLUTION: Find the dimensions of the parallelogram if the perimeter is 442. One side is 3x-1 and the other side is 4x+2

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Question 52559: Find the dimensions of the parallelogram if the perimeter is 442. One side is 3x-1 and the other side is 4x+2
Answer by Nate(3500)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The opposite sides are equal, so we get:
2(4x + 2) + 2(3x - 1) = 442
4x + 2 + 3x - 1 = 221 divide by two
7x + 1 = 221
7x = 220
x = 220/7 or 31 3/7

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