Question

Help. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

I will assume that line 4 bisect line x exactly in half. This means that if we solve the last side of the triangle like seen in the pic below we will know what half of line x is

To find the length of the last side of the triangle (let's call this y) you must use Pythagorean theorem

$a^{2} +b^{2}=c^{2}$

a and b are the legs (the sides that form a perpendicular/right angle)

c is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)

In this case...

a = 4

b = y

c = 6

^^^Plug these numbers/variables into the theorem

$4^{2} +y^{2} =6^{2}$

solve for y

16 + $y^{2}$  = 36

$y^{2}$ = 20

x = √20

x ≈ 4.472

^^^This is only half of x so if you double it then it will get you the full length of x

4.472 * 2 = 8.944

8.9 (D)

Hope this helped!

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