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Point m lies between point L and N on LN

Point m lies between point L and N on LN-example-1
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Answer:

64 units

Explanation:

Segment addition holds, so we can write ...

LM + MN = LN

(10x +8) +(5x-4) = (12x +16)

15x + 4 = 12x + 16 . . . . . . . . collect terms

3x -12 = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 12x+16

x-4 = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3

x = 4 . . . . . . . add 4

LN = 12x +16 = 12·4 +16 = 48 +16 . . . . . substitute into the expression for LN

LN = 64 . . . . units

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