Asked by Sam

Find the value of x and y in the parallelogram below.
31
71
2x+5
2y-3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal. So set each algebraic angle equal to its opposite:

2x + 5 = 31 → 2x = 26 → x = 13
2y − 3 = 71 → 2y = 74 → y = 37

Thus x = 13 and y = 37.