According to the Pythagorean Theorem, the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is  where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths of the legs. the equation  can also be used to find the diagonal of a square or a rectangle. Find the missing length, x, and simplify the result.

A. x = 
B. x = 
C. x = 36
D. x = 6


Answer: D

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