<PRE><B>Question 1121700</B>
i think your line is HJK
pont J is between points H and K.
this results in HJ + JK = HK


if so, then 5x-4 + 8x-10 = 38


combine like terms to get 13x - 14 = 38


add 14 to both sides of the equation to get 13x = 52


divide both sides of the equation by 13 to get x = 52/13 = 4


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