Problem

Find the values of \( x \) and \( y \) in parallelogram PQRS
\[
P T=y, T R=2 x+1, Q T=3 y, T S=3 x+9
\]

Answer

Expert–verified
Hide Steps
Answer

Substitute \(y\) from step 1 into step 2, \(3(3x + 9) = 2x + 1\)

Steps

Step 1 :PT = TS, \(y = 3x + 9\)

Step 2 :QT = TR, \(3y = 2x + 1\)

Step 3 :Substitute \(y\) from step 1 into step 2, \(3(3x + 9) = 2x + 1\)

link_gpt