Question

What is the measure of x?

4
16
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X
x = 8/[?]
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Give your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

8
`√(5)`

Explanation:

To find the value of x we use the following Euclidian theorem:

x^2 = 16*(16+4)

x^2 = 16*20 do the multiplying

x^2 = 320 find the root for both sides

x = 8
`√(5)`