document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=678516>Question 678516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ABCD is a parallelogram<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AB = 2x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BC = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CD = x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the perimeter of ABCD </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+6 = x+8  --->x=2.  AB is 2(2)+6 =10 and CD is also 10 but plug in x to make sure 2+8=10.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is 8+8+10+10 = 36<BR>\n" );
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