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Find the value of x.

Find the value of x.-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

By similar triangles, you get

3/BD = BD/7

BD^2 = 21

BD = √21

Now you use Pythagoras to get x

7^2 + BD^2 = x^2

49 + 21 = x^2

60 = x^2

x = √60

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