SOLUTION: Find the measure of line segment KL if K is between J and L, JK = 5x-3 and KL=7x+8 and JL=65

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Question 353515: Find the measure of line segment KL if K is between J and L, JK = 5x-3 and KL=7x+8 and JL=65
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
K is between J and L, so . Hence,
, from the given.
,
,
. Therefore segment KL is units long.

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