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Can y’all help me with this math problem please! I don’t understand

Can y’all help me with this math problem please! I don’t understand-example-1

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KL = 23

so you just have to add both of the segment lengths together.

each individual equation is already given in the image, so I'll substitute it out below:

JK + KL = JL

4x+2 +4x+3 = 45

8x + 5 = 45

8x = 40

x = 5

BUT WE'RE NOT DONE. plug in 40 for the variable X:

KL = 4(5) + 3

KL = 20 + 3

KL = 23

now i'll check my answer really quickly:

23 + 4(5) + 2 = JL

23 + 20 + 2 = JL

23 + 22 =

45

therefore, KL is 23

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