SOLUTION: LN = 7x - 2 MP = 4x + 3 find the value of x in this rectangle

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Question 934092: LN = 7x - 2 MP = 4x + 3 find the value of x in this rectangle
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Something is missing. You need a segment to connect either L to M, or L to P, or N to M, or N to P. Maybe nothing is missing and that LN is the opposite side from MP, and therefore, these in the rectangle are LN=MP. If this is how you mean, then....

7x-2=4x%2B3
7x-2-4x=4x%2B3-4x
3x-2=3
3x=5
highlight%28x=5%2F3%29