Question

What is the value of x? Enter your answer, as a decimal, in the box.

Answer 1

Hi, thank you for posting your question.

This problem can be solved through ratio and proportion which can be applied to similar triangles like that shown in the figure. By ratio and proprotion,

MP/MN = MB/MA
81.9/67.2 = x/(67.2-32)

Thus, x = 42.9