Question

Given the parallelogram below, what is the value of a?2aRsUTЗа - 5a= fill in blank

Answer 1

we have:

$\begin{gathered} 2a=3a-5 \\ \end{gathered}$

then solve for a

$\begin{gathered} 2a-3a=3a-5-3a \\ -a=-5 \\ -\frac{a}{-1}=-\frac{5}{-1} \\ a=5 \end{gathered}$

answer: a = 5