ANSWER
EXPLANATION
We use the method of completing the squares.
The equation is
We rewrite the above equation to obtain;
We divide through by 3 to obtain;
We add half the coefficient of
to both sides of the equation to get,
The right hand side is now a perfect square.
We now take square root of both sides to get;
We add -2 to both sides,
We simplify to obtain,
Line AC has 7 spaces and line BE has 8
to know this you count from letter A to C which is 7. and then B to E which is 8
They ARE NOT CONGRUENT
5x-2+3x=17+12x-23 combine like terms
8x-2=12x-6
-8x -8x
-2=4x-6
+6 +6
4=4x divide each side by 4
x=1