SOLUTION: in the left triangle, the hypotenuse has length 10, and the lower leg has length 8. in the right triangle, the hypotenuse has length 5, the longer leg has length 4, and the shorter

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Question 462086: in the left triangle, the hypotenuse has length 10, and the lower leg has length 8. in the right triangle, the hypotenuse has length 5, the longer leg has length 4, and the shorter leg has length 3. find the length, x, of the shorter leg of the left triangle
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