Asked by pickles
5
3
Use the geometric mean to find x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
x=
3
Use the geometric mean to find x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
x=
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GPT-4o mini
To find \( x \) using the geometric mean of two numbers, we follow the formula:
\[
x = \sqrt{a \cdot b}
\]
In this case, you've provided the numbers 5 and 3. Therefore, we can plug them into the formula:
\[
x = \sqrt{5 \cdot 3}
\]
Calculating the product:
\[
5 \cdot 3 = 15
\]
Now, we take the square root:
\[
x = \sqrt{15} \approx 3.872983346207417
\]
Rounding to the nearest tenth, we get:
\[
x \approx 3.9
\]
Thus, the value of \( x \) is approximately \( 3.9 \).
\[
x = \sqrt{a \cdot b}
\]
In this case, you've provided the numbers 5 and 3. Therefore, we can plug them into the formula:
\[
x = \sqrt{5 \cdot 3}
\]
Calculating the product:
\[
5 \cdot 3 = 15
\]
Now, we take the square root:
\[
x = \sqrt{15} \approx 3.872983346207417
\]
Rounding to the nearest tenth, we get:
\[
x \approx 3.9
\]
Thus, the value of \( x \) is approximately \( 3.9 \).