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HELP PLEASE!!!!! HIGH POINTS!!!!!

3. Set up the proportion and then solve for x.
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Q
6
9
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X
R

HELP PLEASE!!!!! HIGH POINTS!!!!! 3. Set up the proportion and then solve for x. Р-example-1
User Akavel
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Answer:

x = 4

Explanation:


In\: \triangle PQR, \: \angle PQR = 90\degree\: \&\: QS\perp PR

Therefore, by geometric mean property:


QS^2 = PS * SR


6^2 = 9 * x


36 = 9 * x


(36)/(9)= x


4 = x

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