Since KM and NM are diagonals of parallelogram JKLM, they divide each other into two equal parts. Therefore, we have:
5x + 1 = 2(2x + 9)
Simplifying the equation:
5x + 1 = 4x + 18
Subtracting 4x from both sides:
x + 1 = 18
Subtracting 1 from both sides:
x = 17
In parallelogram JKLM
, diagonals KM
and JL
meet at point N
. The length of KM
is equal to 5x+1
units. The length of NM
is equal to 2x+9
units. What is the value of x?
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