Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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The first thing we want to do is find the measure of the large leg
To do so we use the Pythagorean theorem which says
where a and b are legs and c is the hypotenuse
we want to find b given the hypotenuse and short leg
so
all we have to do is plug in a ( a = short leg so a would equal 12) and c ( c = hypotenuse so c would equal 37)
so
so the longer leg is equal to 35
35=5x
divide each side by 5
5x/5=x
35/5=7
we're left with x=7