document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310574>Question 310574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the geometric mean of 8 and 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did 8/x = x/20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "xsquared = 8*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12sqrt16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know what I did wrong because the answer in the back of the book is not 12sqrt16 :(  thank you for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #222077 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=222077\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8/x = x/20 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2=160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=sqrt(160)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=sqrt(16*10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=sqrt(16)*sqrt(10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=4*sqrt(10) </SPAN>\n" );
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