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Two parallel lines are crossed by a transversal.what is value of x

In the figure below, segment ac is congruent to segment ab: triangle abc with a segment joining vertex a to point d on side bc. side ab is congruent to side ac which statement is used to prove that angle abd is congruent to angle acd? segment ad bisects angle cab. triangle acd is similar to triangle abd. segment ad is congruent to segment ac. angle cab is congruent to angle cba.

Which of the following is the explicit rule for a geometric sequence defined a recursive formula of a -5a for which the first term is 23?