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Any help please and thank you (picture included)

Any help please and thank you (picture included)-example-1
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Answer:

15 units

Explanation:

1. Find the corresponding lengths of the triangles.

9/x = x/ (9+16)

9/x = x/25

2. Solve for x.

Multiply both sides by x.

9 = x²/25

Multiply both sides by 25.

225 = x²

Square root both sides to solve for x.

√225 = √x²

x = 15

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