Given DEFG above right is a parallelogram with diagonals DF and EG that intersect at C. If |DC| = x+y, |CF|= 10 cm, |EC| = 8 cm, and |CG|2x - y, find the values of x and y, and the lengths of diagonals DF and EG.

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Given DEFG above right is a parallelogram with diagonals DF and EG that intersect at C. If |DC| = x+y, |CF|= 10 cm, |EC| = 8 cm, and |CG|2x - y, find the values of x and y, and the lengths of diagonals DF and EG.
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