Question

X

P
13
4
Use the geometric mean to solve for the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)

Answer 1

The value of the variable x is 7.2

Geometric mean is a mean or average, defined as the nth root of the product of the n values for the set of numbers.

To determine the value of x, we have to use the geometric mean, we have;

4/x = x/13

cross multiply the values, we get;

x × x = 4 × 13

Multiply the values, we get;

x² = 52

Find the square root of both sides, we get;

√(x²) = √52

Then, we have that;

x = 7.2