Parallelogram Side Length: Finding X When Adjacent Side is 15

Question

Look at the quadrilateral in the diagram below.

What is the value of x if the quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram?

AAABBBCCCDDD715yx

Step-by-Step Solution

To find the values of x x and y y for the parallelogram ABCD, we use the property that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.

1. Opposite sides AB and DC must be equal, therefore:

x=15 x = 15

2. Opposite sides AD and BC must also be equal, therefore:

y=7 y = 7

Thus, the values of the unknowns that make ABCD a parallelogram are x=15 x = 15 and y=7 y = 7 .

This corresponds to choice 1: x=15,y=7x = 15, y = 7.

Answer

x=15 , y=7