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This one is confusing can someone help

This one is confusing can someone help-example-1
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

By the geometric mean theorem, 21/20=20/a -> 400/21.

And by the Pythagorean theorem,


b = \sqrt{(21 + (400)/(21)) - {29}^(2) } = (580)/(21)

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