In the diagram below, \overline{xy}
xy
is an altitude of \triangle vwx△vwx and \overline{vx}\perp\overline{wx}
vx
⊥
wx
. if vy=3vy=3, and wy=75wy=75, what is the measure of xyxy, in simplest radical form?

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the geometric mean theorem:

The altitude on the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the two segments it creates.

In your triangle, the altitude is XY and the segments are VY and WY.

step-by-step explanation:

answer: 42

use a calculator to find that 845/73 = 11.575

the whole part of the answer is 11. multiply this by 73 to get 11*73 = 803.

subtract that result from 845 to get 845 - 803 = 42