document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126361>Question 126361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of two sides of a parallelogram are consecutive even integers and the perimeter of the parallelogram is 36 cm. What is the length of the longer side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92575 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92575\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the lengths of the sides are consecutive even integers, then you can say that the longer one is x and the shorter one is x - 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a parallelogram is just the sum of the 4 sides.  Here we have 2 sides of length x and 2 sides of length x - 2, so adding them all up:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  So the longer side measures 10 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the longer side is 10 cm, then the shorter side must be 8 cm.  2 times 8 is 16, 2 times 10 is 20, and 16 plus 20 is 36, answer checks. </SPAN>\n" );
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