Question

Find the shorter side of the parallelogram shown, which has a perimeter of 36 yards.

A 4x D
2x
B C

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Since the parallel sides of a parallelogram are equal in length, we can set up an equation to solve for the value of x.

Perimeter = 2(BC) + 2(AB)
36 = 2(4x) + 2(2x)
36 = 8x + 4x
36 = 12x
x = 3

Therefore, the shorter side of the parallelogram is 2x = 2(3) = 6 yards.