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CAN I GET SOME HELP PLEASE?

CAN I GET SOME HELP PLEASE?-example-1
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Answer:

m = 8

n = 9

Explanation:

Remark

By similar triangles

(m - 4) /8 = 8 / 2m Cross multiply

2m(m - 4) = 64 Expand the left

2m^2 - 8m = 64 Divide through by 2

m^2 - 4m = 32 Subtract 32 from both sides.

m^2 - 4m - 32 = 0 Factor

(m - 8)(m + 4) = 0

m + 4 has no meaning in geometry. - numbers cannot be distances.

m - 8 = 0

m = 8

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By the same kind of similar triangles used in problem A we get

7 / x = x / 9

x^2 = 63

Just leave this as it is. We'll solve this by the Pythagorean Theorem.

x^2 + 9^2 = (n + 3)^2

63 + 81 = (n + 3)^2

144 = (n + 3)^2 Take the square root of both sides

12 = n + 3 Subtract 3 from both sides.

9 = n

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