SOLUTION: If AE = 8x - 3 and EC =6x + 7, then AC = ?

Question 260714: If AE = 8x - 3 and EC =6x + 7, then AC = ?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Since we're looking for the length of AC we would add the two smaller lengths like this:
(8x - 3)+(6x + 7)= combine like terms to be:
14x+4 is the answer.
Make sense?
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