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Triangle S R Q is shown. Angle S R Q is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point R to point T on side S Q to form a right angle. The length of S T is 9 and the length of T Q is 16. The length of S R is x.
What is the value of x?

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The value of x from the given diagram is 20

Triangular altitude theorem

According to theorem, the right triangle altitude theorem is a result in elementary geometry that describes a relation between the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it creates on the hypotenuse.

Using the theorem above;

RT^2 = 9 * 16

RT^2 = 144

R = 12 units

Determine the value of x using the Pythagoras theorem;

x² =12² + 16²

x² = 144 + 256

x² = 400

Take the square root of both sides

x = √400

x = 20

Hence the value of x from the given diagram is 20

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