SOLUTION: please help me splve this: The perimeter of parallelogram ABCD is 92 cm. AD is 11 cm more than twice AB. Find the lengths of all four sides of ABCD.

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Question 1056709: please help me splve this:
The perimeter of parallelogram ABCD is 92 cm. AD is 11 cm more than twice AB. Find the lengths of all four sides of ABCD.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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AB is perpendicular to AD.
The opposite sides are equal.
Therefore, one length and one width is half the perimeter.
length=2w+11
width=w
They add to 46, half of 92
3w+11=46
3w=35 cm
w=35/3 or 11 2/3 cm AB and CD
2w+11=103/3 or 34 1/3 cm AD and BC