Answer:
The length of XY is 32
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that you have a bisector segment (that divides the segment XY into two equal parts.
since these parts are equal, they must satisfy:
3 x + 1 = 8 x - 24
so, let's solve for x, grouping terms with x on the right of the equal sign, and numerical terms on the left:
1 + 24 = 8 x - 3 x
25 = 5 x
then x = 25/5 = 5
then,now you can find the length of XY as the addition of both parts:
3 x + 1 + 8 x - 24 = 3 (5) +1 + 8 (5) - 24 = 16 + 16 = 32
