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If Segments JK and KL are adjacent and congruent and KL is 3, how long is segment JL?

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Hi there!

We know that JK and KL are congruent, meaning they equal the same thing.

So, if KL is 3, we could also say that JK is 3 as well, because they are congruent.

If you add JK and KL together, you would get 6.

Now, because they are also adjacent, your equation would look like this...

JK + KL = JL

Now, plug in what you know...

3 + 3 = 6.

In summary, your answer would be

JL = 6.


I hope that helped!

(I find drawing diagrams helps me a lot with these types of problems. Maybe it will do the same for you!)

:)

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