Parallelogram Law of Theorem 

(a) WY
Answer = -b + a
=a–b

(b) WS
Answer = WS: WY = 1:2
=1+2=3
a−b
=
3

(c) SX= XY + YS
2 ( a−b )
= -b +
3
b 2 ( a−b ) ( 2a+ 2b ) +3 b
= + =
1 3 3
( 2a+ b )
=
3

VW
(d) RW =
2
 b
=
2

RS = RW + WS
b
=
2
b a−b
= +
2 3
2b +3 a−3 b
=
6
3 a−1 b
=
6

RX = RW + WX
b a b+2 a
= + =
2 1 2

SX = SW + WX
−a+b
= a
3
2 a+b
=
3
(a) AB= DC
= 3x

(b) BD= DC + CB
= 3x + 3y

(c) DP
DP: PB = 1:2
= 1+2 =3
 3 x +3 y
=
3
=x+y

(d) Show that AP = x – 2y

AP = AD+ DP
= -3y + (x + y)
= x + -2y

DC
(e) E =
2
3x
=
2

EA = ED + DA
−3 x
= + 3y
2
(−3 x +6 y )
=
2

EP = ED + DP
−3 x
= +x+y
2
−3 x+2 x+ 2 y
=
2
−1 x +2 y
=
2

PA = PD + DA
= - (x +y) + 3y
= (-x-y) + 3y
= -x + 2y