SOLUTION: Find the values of X and Y in parallelogram ABCD. AB - 2y, BC = y + 1, CD = 5x - 1, DA - 2x + 4 I'm totally stuck.

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Question 554587: Find the values of X and Y in parallelogram ABCD.
AB - 2y, BC = y + 1, CD = 5x - 1, DA - 2x + 4

I'm totally stuck.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: This is a parallelogram, so the opposite sides are equal. This means that

AB = CD and BC = DA


giving us the two equations


2y = 5x-1 and y+1 = 2x+4


Use either substitution, elimination, or graphing to solve.