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Solve for "x" this was supposed to be the actual question

Solve for "x" this was supposed to be the actual question-example-1

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The middle is a rectangle, so we know the middle section is 10.

Each side is a triangle with a height of 12 and a hypotenuse of 15.

Using the Pythagorean theorem we can solve for the missing side.

leg = √(15^2 - 12^2)

leg = √225 - 144

leg = √81

leg = 9

There is a triangle on each side so X = 9 + 9 + 10 = 28

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