SOLUTION: find the values of x and y in parallelogram PQRS. PT=y, TR=2x+1, QT=5y, TS=6x+13

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Question 366815: find the values of x and y in parallelogram PQRS. PT=y, TR=2x+1, QT=5y, TS=6x+13
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The information in the parallelogram provided information that creates a system of linear equations in two variables.

y = 2x + 1
5y = 6x + 13

Using the substitution method, I found x = 2 and y = 5.