Practice with
Mean Proportional
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Answer the following questions dealing with mean proportional.

1.

   Find x:
                

Choose one:
  4
 6
9

 

 

2.

   Find x:
                         
      

Choose one:
  8

 

 

3.

   Find x:                            
      

Choose one:
 2.5
7.5

 

 

4.

   Find x.
         

Choose one:
 

 

 

5.    Find x:
          

 

Choose one:
  25
1.6
   

 

 

6.   Find x and y:

Choose a value for x:
  8
 10
 15
 

Choose a value for y:
  15
 10

 

 

7.    Find x:
          

 

Choose one:
 9
 6
4
 

 

 

8.   In right triangle ABC,  is the altitude to the hypotenuse, .  The segments of the hypotenuse, , are in the ratio of 1:4.  The altitude is 6.  Find the two segments of the hypotenuse.
          

 Choose one:
 3 and 12
 2 and 8
4 and 16
 

 

 

9.

  In a right triangle, whose hypotenuse measures 50 units, the longer leg measures 40 units.  Find the measure of the projection of the shorter leg on the hypotenuse.

Read carefully!!!!

 

 

 

Choose one:
 18
 32
40
 

 

 

10.
    Find CD: Read Carefully!!!!

 
          

 Choose one:
 4
25