Mathematics

Problem

The perimeter of parallelogram

EFGH

56

cm. If one of its adjacent sides is

(4x + 2)

cm and the other is

(3x - 2)

cm, what is the length of the longer side? a)

16\,\text{cm}

14\,\text{cm}

18\,\text{cm}

10\,\text{cm}