Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
if the triangles are similar then their sides are in proportion ( or you can think that they make equivalent fractions like 2/3 = 4/6 )
44/ (x+2) = 20/7 = 3x+1 /5 ( all of those are equivalent fractions)
use that [tex]\frac{a}{b} =\frac{c}{d}[/tex] is the same as a*d = b*c
[tex]\frac{44}{x+2} =\frac{20}{7}[/tex] is the same as 20(x+2) = 7*44
20x +40 = 308; subtract 40 from both sides
20x = 268; divide by 20 both sides
x= 13.4
