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vlada-n [284]
3 years ago
5

What is the value of a? 9

Mathematics
1 answer:
Vera_Pavlovna [14]3 years ago
6 0

ΔBED and Δ DEC are similar (AAA). Therefore we have the proportion:

\dfrac{a}{18}=\dfrac{4}{a}      <em>cross multiply</em>

a^2=(18)(4)\\\\a^2=72\to a=\sqrt{72}\\\\a=\sqrt{36\cdot2}\\\\a=\sqrt{36}\cdot\sqrt2\\\\\boxed{a=6\sqrt2}

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