document.write( "Question 1174799: Find the values of x and y in parallelogram PQRS. PT​=y, TR=2x+​1, QT=​4y, TS=5x+13 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PT=y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"TR=2x%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"QT=4%E2%80%8By\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"TS=5x%2B13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PT+=+TR\" and \"QT+=+TS\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B1+\" and \"4y+=+5x%2B13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We have a system of equations
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B1\" .....eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y+=+5x%2B13\".....eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"y\" from eq.1 in eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%282x%2B1+%29+=+5x%2B13\".....eq.2,...solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%2B4+=+5x%2B13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x-5x+=+13-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B1\" .....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2%2A3%2B1\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"y+=+7\" \r
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