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Help please, read question fully. geometry-example-1

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Answer:

30 inches

Explanation:

Assuming the lengths are measured when B lies between A and C on a line, the segment addition theorem applies:

AC = AB +BC

42 = AB + 12 . . . . . fill in the given numbers

30 = AB . . . . . . . . . subtract 12

The length of AB is 30 inches.

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