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Please please help me-example-1
User Andy Cox
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Answer:

x = 2
√(13)

Explanation:

Altitude - on - Hypotenuse theorem

An altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, then

x² = 4 × (4 + 9) = 4 × 13 = 52 ( take square root of both sides )

x =
√(52)

=
√(4(13)) =
√(4) ×
√(13) = 2
√(13)

User Alexey Kharchenko
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