To find: the values of a, b, x and y.
Answer to Problem 10WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The diagram:
Consider the figure shown below:
Here it is given that
So, by theorem 5-1, its opposite sides are congruent.
Here
Thus,
And,
It is known that, both pair of opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. So,
Now, it can be observed from the given figure that the transversal
Now apply theorem 3-11 on the triangle
Now consider the
So by theorem 4-1, the sides
Now from equation (1).
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