SOLUTION: YWXZ is a parallelogram with diagonals that intersect at point S. If YS = 2 and SX = x - 7, find x.

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Question 1067240: YWXZ is a parallelogram with diagonals that intersect at point S. If YS = 2 and SX = x - 7, find x.
Answer by ikleyn(52864) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a parallelogram, diagonals bisect each other.

It implies

2 = x - 7 --> x = 2+7 = 9.