What is the value of x in the figure below?
http://media.apexlearning.com/Images/200705/25/d4e82e33-f8b0-474f-9ad3-976620b9f835.gif

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What is the value of x in the figure below?
http://media.apexlearning.com/Images/200705/25/d4e82e33-f8b0-474f-9ad3-976620b9f835.gif

mathmate · Answer

Have you learned metric relations in right triangles?

anonymous · Answer

No i don't think so

mathmate · Answer

Well, then read the following link: http://marceau.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/53043928/MetricRelationsRightTriangle.pdf It explains all three metric relations when an altitude is dropped from the right angle. Your problem belongs to the first relation "proportional mean theorem". If you still have questions, please post again.