Is this Quadrilateral a Parallelogram?



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Warm-up:

Parallelgrams
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The Problem:

The diagram shows the quadrilateral ABCD (not to scale). Is it a parallelogram?

A Quadrilateral

Given that

A=3x2+5x, B=x2-x, C=30x+50 and D=11x-20

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Solution:

In a parallelogram, opposite angles are equal, therefore,

30x+50=3x2+5x

and

11x-20=x2-x

Simplifying, we get,

3x2-25x-50=0

and

x2-12x+20=0

These have solutions,

x={10,-53}

and

x={10,2}

So, if x=10 then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.


Further Reading:

Quadratic Equations
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