Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 978-1-337-61408-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-408-5

Chapter P - Preliminary Concepts - Chapter P Review Exercises - Page 29: 38

Answer

4.9

Work Step by Step

Looking at the segment, we see that segment AB and segment BC make up the entire segment AC. Thus, we know: $$ AC=AB+BC \\ AB = AC-BC $$ Therefore, it follows: $$ AB = 12.3 -7.4 \\ AB=4.9$$
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