Answer:
x = -2
y = -5
Step-by-step explanation:
Properties of a Parallelogram
- Two pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
- Two pairs of opposite sides are equal in length.
- Two pairs of opposite angles are equal in measure
- The diagonals bisect each other.
- Adjacent angles are supplementary.
- Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles.
Each diagonal is divided into two measures expressed with variables. Since diagonals bisect each other:
y + 23 = -4y - 2. And
-2x + 6 = x + 12
Solve the first equation. Adding 4y:
5y + 23 = - 2
Subtracting 23:
5y = -25
Dividing by 5:
y = -5
Solve the second equation. Subtracting x and 6:
-3x = 6
Dividing by -3:
x = -2
Solution:
x = -2
y = -5
