document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357218>Question 357218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two adjacent sides of a rhombus are represented by 5x+7 and 6x-1. find the value of x . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know by definition that a rhombus is a quadrilateral that has 4 equal sides. <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rhombus looks like a diamond, and is basically a smushed square.  Every square is a rhombus, but not every rhombus is a square.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if we know that the sides are equal, we know:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Thus, the value for x is 8.</b><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that each side of this rhombus is 47 units in length.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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