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Which segment's length in the geometric mean between RS and ST?

Which segment's length in the geometric mean between RS and ST?-example-1
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Answer:

SQ

Step-by-step explanation:

The measure of the altitude(SQ) drawn from the vertex(Q) of the right angle to the hypotenuse (at point S) is the geometric mean between the measures of the two segments (RS and ST) of the hypotenuse.

Segment SQ is the required segment length.

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