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Need help ASAP please for solving this problem did I solve for x did I get the correct answer if I did not can someone give me the correct answer please need ASAP

Need help ASAP please for solving this problem did I solve for x did I get the correct-example-1
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Use the right triangle altitude theorem.

30/x = x/24

x^2 = 30 * 24

x^2 = 2 * 5 * 3 * 8 * 3

x^2 = 16 * 9 * 5

x = 12sqrt(5)

Answer: D.

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