What values must x and y have to make the quadrilateral a parallelogram.

Question

Answer 1

8x-6 =146

x=152/8= 19

3y=42

y= 14

looks "reasonable" until you notice that's impossible

as then the angles sum to more than 360 degrees

the drawing is not to scale , misleading, and gives contradictory information

3y +146 = 180

y = (180-146)= 34/3 = 11 1/3

8x-6 + 42 = 180

8x = 38

x = 38/8 = 4 3/4

adjoining angles should sum to 180

opposite angles should be equal

but as drawn, that's impossible

maybe there's a misprint somewhere

there's a problem with the problem

146 + 42 = 188. they should sum to 180

if this is a Pearson type multiple choice 19 and 14 is probably what they want.

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