Question

The following figure is a parallelogram. Find the values of x and y.

Answer 1

Answer:

Property of parallelogram:-

• Diagonals bisect each other.
• Opposite sides are equal.
• Opposite angles are equal.

Solution:-

y+7=20

y=20-7

y=13

Substituting y=13:-

x+y=16

x+13=16

x=16-13

x=3

Answer 2

Answer:

Property of parallelogram:-

Diagonals bisect each other.

•Opposite sides are equal.

• Opposite angles are equal.

Solution:-

y+7=20

y=20-7

y=13

Substituting y=13:-

x+y=16

x+13=16

x=16-13

x=3