SOLUTION: 8/x=x/18

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Question 364659: 8/x=x/18
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8/x=x/18
multiplying x on both sides
8=x^2 /18
8*18 = x^2
144 = x^2 or
X^2 = 144
taking square root on both sides
x = 12