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Help please !! I’m am struggling with this lol

Help please !! I’m am struggling with this lol-example-1
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Answer:

x ≈ 3.9

Explanation:

Call the segment shared by the two triangle "y". The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...

sum of squares of sides = square of hypotenuse

y² +6² = 10²

x² +7² = y²

Substituting for y² using the second equation, we get ...

x² +7² +6² = 10²

x² = 10² -7² -6² = 100 -49 -36 = 15

Taking the square root, we find ...

x = √15 ≈ 3.9

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