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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nina plans to utilize the storage space and make shelves. She wants to fix a wood beam, represented by segment RX in the figure, to support a shelf. What is the length of the beam? Show all the steps you used to find your answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Same thing as before. The altitude is the geometric between the segments of the hypotenuse.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

\[\frac{3.6}{RX}=\frac{RX}{6.4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

RX=23.04?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

4.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh can you show me how you got that?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Cross multiply

OpenStudy (mertsj):

(3.6)(6.4)=(RX)^2 23.04=RX^2 RX=sqrt23.04=4.8

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