Question

Help. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

I will assume that line 4 bisect line x exactly in half. This means that if we solve the last side of the triangle like seen in the pic below we will know what half of line x is

To find the length of the last side of the triangle (let's call this y) you must use Pythagorean theorem

`a^(2) +b^(2)=c^(2)`

a and b are the legs (the sides that form a perpendicular/right angle)

c is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)

In this case...

a = 4

b = y

c = 6

^^^Plug these numbers/variables into the theorem

`4^(2) +y^(2) =6^(2)`

solve for y

16 +
`y^(2)` = 36

`y^(2)` = 20

x = √20

x ≈ 4.472

^^^This is only half of x so if you double it then it will get you the full length of x

4.472 * 2 = 8.944

8.9 (D)

Hope this helped!

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