document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004919>Question 1004919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IfON=8x&#8722;3,LM=7x+6,NM=x&#8722;6,and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OL =5y + 4, find the values of x and y given that LMNO is a parallelogram. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621259 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621259\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ON is opposite and equal to LM, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - 3 = 7x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then NM = OL and if x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 6 = 5y + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 - 6 = 5y + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 5y + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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