Question:
Solution:
The bottom sides are the same length, then:
[tex]2x\text{ +2 = x+11}[/tex]putting the similar terms together, we have:
[tex]2x\text{ -x = 11-2 }[/tex]this is equivalent to:
[tex]x\text{ = 9}[/tex]now, notice that the topsides are the same length, then:
[tex]y-3\text{ = x+2}[/tex]replacing x= 9 into the previous equation, we get:
[tex]y\text{ - 3 = 9 + 2}[/tex]this is equivalent to:
[tex]y\text{ -3 = 11}[/tex]solving for y, we get:
[tex]y\text{ = 11+3 = 14}[/tex]