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Can someone help me figure out how to solve x for congruent triangles?​

Can someone help me figure out how to solve x for congruent triangles?​-example-1
User Adrian Krebs
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Answer:

x = 5

Explanation:

so since the triangles are congruent, you need to set them equal to each other and combine like terms.

9x + 3 = 6x + 18

subtract 3 to get the numbers all on one side

9x = 6x + 15

subtract 6 to get all the variables on the left side

3x = 15

divide

x = 5

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