Question

Please help I don’t understand

Answer 1

x = 5

Explanation:

The 2 strokes through XM and MY indicate the segments are congruent, so

YM = MX , that is

8x - 24 = 3x + 1 ( subtract 3x from both sides )

5x - 24 = 1 ( add 24 to both sides )

5x = 25 ( divide both sides by 5 )

x = 5