Alright so those to angles are complemntary meaning that when they are added together it will equal 90. So first you wanna set up an equation which would be 90 = 40+6x+2. Then you combine like terms and end up with 90=42+6x. Next you wanna subtract each side by 42 and now you have 48=6x. finally you divide each side by 6 and get x = 8
