Question

Solve for x.3x + 2X + 28Since the angles are congruent, we can set theirequations equal to each other.3x + 2 = x + 282x + 2 = 282x =[?]Hint: Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation.Enter the value of the constant.

Answer 1

We need to find the next step to solve the equation after we get

`2x+2=28`

In order to isolate the variable x on the left side of the equation, we need to subtract 2 from both sides of the equation. When we do the same operation on both sides, we obtain an equivalent equation.

Then, we have:

2x + 2 - 2 = 28 - 2

2x = 26

Therefore, the constant on the right side that we obtain in this step is 26.