document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253221>Question 253221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MTSR is a parallelogram. MR= _______ MT=_______<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MR is 2y-10; MT is 3x+6; TS is y-3; and RS is 2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What would the y stand for, and what would the x stand for? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185470 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185470\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By definition, a parallelogram has opposite side which are congruent. So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) MR = TS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) MT = SR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the (y) and (x) are just variables that we need to solve the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (i) we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) 2y - 10 = y - 3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (ii) we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) 3x + 6 = 2x + 10.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (iii) for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (iv) for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "from (i) we get MR = 2(7) - 10 = 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From (iii) we get MT = 3(6) + 6 = 24.<BR>\n" );
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