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What is the value of h in the figure below?

What is the value of h in the figure below?-example-1

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Answer:

h = 8 units

Explanation:

We see similar triangles

AD = 20 - 4 = 16 units

since AC = AD + DC = 16 + 4 = 20

so

16: h = h: 4 where corresponding sides are in proportion.

so ... cross multiply in this proportion and solve for h

64 = h^2

h = 8 units it looks like choice F.)

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