Quadrilateral ABCD has side lengths of AB = 3, BC = 4y – 5, CD = 3, and AD = 2y + 1. Find the value of y for which quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram.

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gudden · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

OK?

gudden · Answer

@Alexissutherland97 .. i've drawn a paralleogram and as u can see i've labelled it with what so ever was provided to us..

now do you know the property of the parallelogram which says that in a parallelogram opposite sides are equal...

so give it  a try...

by equating AD = BC

gudden · Answer

@Alexissutherland97  r u there ??

anonymous · Answer

I dont know the properties of the parallegram

gudden · Answer

okay... so.. let me just give u a little view about the properties

a parallelogram is a close figure made up of four sides in which the opposite sides are equal and are even parallel to each other..

gudden · Answer

if its not clear to u then go through the following link http://cbse-notes.blogspot.in/2012/10/class-9-ch8-properties-of-parallelogram.html it would clear all your doubts and has a good explanation too..!

gudden · Answer

and after that im damn sure.. you would be able to solve the question like this one very easily...:D

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks