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Help. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth

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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 isTo find the length of the last side of the triangle (let's call this y) you must use Pythagorean theorem [tex]a^{2} +b^{2}=c^{2}[/tex] 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 [tex]4^{2} +y^{2} =6^{2}[/tex] solve for y 16 + [tex]y^{2}[/tex] Β = 36 [tex]y^{2}[/tex] = 20 x = √20x β‰ˆ 4.472^^^This is only half of x so if you double it then it will get you the full length of x4.472 * 2 = 8.9448.9 (D)Hope this helped!~Just a girl in love with Shawn Mendes