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Given x=a+b. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the value of x.

Given x=a+b. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the value of x.-example-1
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a=√(5^2-4^2)=3 \\ \\ b=√(5^2-4^2)=3 \\ \\ \therefore x=3+3=\boxed{6}

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