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What are the values of x and y?

PLEASE HELP!!!!!! NO LIKNKS!!!!!! What are the values of x and y?-example-1
User Zeb Kimmel
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Explanation:

By the geometric mean theorem,

12/9 = 9/x

-> x=81/12 = 27/4

Then by the Pythagorean theorem,

y=sqrt(9^2 + (27/4)^2), which you can probably calculate yourself.

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