A jogging track is shaped like parallelogram

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadrilaterals · Quadrilaterals

Problem

A jogging track is shaped like parallelogram WXYZWXYZ. The diagonals WYWY and XZXZ meet at OO. (a) Measurements along WYWY show WO=3z+1WO = 3z + 1 metres and OY=z+9OY = z + 9 metres. Form an equation in zz and determine its value. (b) Along the other diagonal, XOXO is measured as 2z−22z - 2 metres. Verify whether this reading is consistent with the properties of a parallelogram. (c) Find the total length of diagonal XZXZ.

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