In Parallelogram EFGH, diagonals (HF) and (EG) intersect at point D. Give HD=6x-16 and DF=3x+17. What is (HF)? Show your work.

Answer :
Explanation :
In a llgm, the diagonals bisect each other i.e. divide each other in two equal parts.
thus,
plugging in the value of x in the expression for HD & DF,
since both DF and HD together make HF, hence,
therefore, the measure of HF is 100 units.
Answer:
[tex]\sf HF = 100 [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the length of the diagonal [tex]\sf HF [/tex] in parallelogram [tex]\sf EFGH [/tex] , we need to apply the properties of parallelograms. In particular, we'll use the fact that diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
Let's denote [tex]\sf HD [/tex] as [tex]\sf a [/tex] and [tex]\sf DF [/tex] as [tex]\sf b [/tex] . According to the properties of parallelograms, [tex]\sf HD = DF [/tex] .
Given:
[tex]\sf HD = 6x - 16 [/tex]
[tex]\sf DF = 3x + 17 [/tex]
Since [tex]\sf HD = DF [/tex] , we can set up an equation:
[tex]\sf 6x - 16 = 3x + 17 [/tex]
Now, solve for [tex]\sf x [/tex] :
[tex]\sf 6x - 3x = 17 + 16 [/tex]
[tex]\sf 3x = 33 [/tex]
[tex]\sf x =\dfrac{33}{3}[/tex]
[tex]\sf x = 11 [/tex]
Now that we have found the value of [tex]\sf x [/tex] , we can substitute it back into one of the expressions to find the length of [tex]\sf HF [/tex] .
Let's use [tex]\sf HD = 6x - 16 [/tex] :
[tex]\sf HD = 6(11) - 16 [/tex]
[tex]\sf HD = 66 - 16 [/tex]
[tex]\sf HD = 50 [/tex]
Since [tex]\sf HF = 2 \times HD [/tex] (due to the property of parallelograms), we have:
[tex]\sf HF = 2 \times 50 = 100 [/tex]
So, the length of diagonal [tex]\sf HF [/tex] in parallelogram [tex]\sf EFGH [/tex] is 100 units.