Questions: Inticidgram, DEFG congruent to SPOR. a. Find the value of x. b. Find the value of y.
Transcript text: Inticidgram, DEFG $\cong$ SPOR. a. Find the value of $x$. b. Find the value of $y$.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Establish Congruent Sides
Given that parallelogram DEFG is congruent to parallelogram PQRS (DEFG $\cong$ PQRS), their corresponding sides and angles are congruent. This means DE $\cong$ SR and GF $\cong$ PS. Also, corresponding angles are congruent, so $\angle G \cong \angle P$, $\angle F \cong \angle S$, $\angle E \cong \angle R$ and $\angle D \cong \angle Q$.
Step 2: Set up an equation to solve for x
Since DE $\cong$ SR, we can set their lengths equal to each other:
8 = 2x - 4
Step 3: Solve for x
Add 4 to both sides of the equation:
12 = 2x
Divide both sides by 2:
x = 6
Step 4: Set up an equation to solve for y
Since $\angle D \cong \angle Q$, we can set their measures equal to each other:
102 = 6y + x
Step 5: Substitute the value of x and solve for y
Substitute the value of x (6) into the equation from step 4:
102 = 6y + 6
Subtract 6 from both sides:
96 = 6y
Divide both sides by 6:
y = 16