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How do you solve this?-example-1
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The segment addition postulate tells you that

... JK + KL = JL

a) Filling in the given information, you have

... 3n + (5n-7) = 25

... 8n = 32 . . . . . . . . . . . collect terms, add 7

... n = 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 8

b) Now, you know that

... JK = 3n = 3·4 = 12

... KL = 5n-7 = 5·4-7 = 13

The segments are: JK = 12; KL = 13.

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