Adjacent sides of parallelogram are cm and cm

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Problem

Adjacent sides of parallelogram

EFGH

are

3x + 2

cm and

2x + 3

cm. If the perimeter of the parallelogram is

70

cm, determine the length of the longer side. (a)

26\text{ cm}

(b)

20\text{ cm}

(c)

18\text{ cm}

(d)

22\text{ cm}