document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778557>Question 778557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 22.	One side of a parallelogram exceeds the other by 30cm.  If the perimeter of the parallelogram is 260cm, find the lengths of the sides of the parallelogram. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+y)=260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=130 ______ (1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, x-y=30 ______ (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding (1) and (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 130 - 80 = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sides of the parallelogram are 80 cm and 50 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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