Question

This is my geometry hw Pls help

Answer 1

All four of these questions use the fact that CA + AT = CT.

Question 1

$3x+8=7x-16\\\\8=4x-16\\\\4x=24\\\\x=6$

Question 2

$x+10+2x+1=6x+2\\\\3x+11=6x+2\\\\11=3x+2\\\\3x=9\\\\x=3$

Question 3

$14+9x=11x-6\\\\14=2x-6\\\\20=2x\\\\x=10$

Question 4

$3x-4+21=8x+2\\\\3x+17=8x+2\\\\17=5x+2\\\\5x=15\\ \\ x=3$