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Find the unknown side length, x. Write your answer in simplest radical form

 Find the unknown side length, x. Write your answer in simplest radical form-example-1
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Since we have a square, the triangle has sides: x, 6, and 3.

Using Pythagoras' Theorem, we get:
x² = 6² + 3²
x² = 36 + 9
x² = 45
x = √45 = 3√5
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