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The triangle ABC and the triangle BCD are similar, therefore


(3+9)/(x)=(x)/(9)\ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\x^2=12\cdot9\\\\x^2=108\to x=√(108)\\\\x=√(36\cdot3)\\\\x=√(36)\cdot\sqrt3\\\\\boxed{x=6\sqrt3}

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6 √(3)
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