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Question 1109497: solve for x 
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am i correct in saying that it would be x=9+25
Answer by ikleyn(52915)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You are not correct.


The correct answer is   x =  = 3*5 = 15.

In a right-angled triangle, the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of segments it divides the hypotenuse.

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