Question

14short leg/long leg4.V3Multiply both sides by 44 3V3 V3Multiply by the radicalover itself to"rationalize" thedenominator-e to searchOBA

Answer 1

Remember that

The side splitter theorem states that if a line is parallel to a side of a triangle and the line intersects the other two sides, then this line divides those two sides proportionally

In this problem

we have that

x/8=12/4

solve for x

x=(12/4)*8

x=24