Question

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This is a Similarity In Right Triangles.

Next (Solve For X)

A.) 12


B.) 5


C.) 12.5


D.)

`6√(3)`

Answer 1

answer choice a (12)

Explanation:

Answer 2

A)

Explanation:

To start, notice that the triangle with legs of x and 16 is similar to the triangle with legs of 9 and x. Then, we get the equation 9/x = x/16, so x^2 = 144 and x = 12 or A).

Note: This generalizes to all right triangles, where the altitude squared is the product of the length of the two segments it splits the hypotenuse into.