In triangle DEF, CG is 5 units and DG is 3x + 2. What is DG?

To find the value of DG, we need to express DG in terms of the variable x. The question states that DG is represented by the expression 3x + 2. However, we first need to determine the value for x.

Given that CG is 5 units, we can deduce that if the problem provides a relationship between CG and DG, we might need to set up an equation. If we assume that CG = DG, we could set up the equation as:

3x + 2 = 5

We can solve for x:

3x = 5 – 2

3x = 3

x = 1

Now that we have the value of x, we can substitute it back into the original expression for DG:

Dg = 3(1) + 2

Dg = 3 + 2

Dg = 5 units

So, DG is also 5 units. This shows that in this triangle, both segments CG and DG are equal in length.

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