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STEP 1

1. We are dealing with two right triangles that share a hypotenuse.
2. The first triangle has sides of lengths 3, 3.5, and a hypotenuse of 7.
3. The second triangle shares the hypotenuse of 7 and has one side of length 3 and another side of unknown length $x$ .
4. We will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the unknown side $x$ .

STEP 2

1. Verify the validity of the given triangle dimensions.
2. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the unknown side $x$ in the second triangle.

STEP 3

Verify that the given dimensions of the first triangle form a valid right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.
The Pythagorean Theorem states that for a right triangle with legs $a$ and $b$ , and hypotenuse $c$ , the relationship is $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$ .
For the first triangle: $a = 3, \quad b = 3.5, \quad c = 7$
Calculate: $a^2 + b^2 = 3^2 + 3.5^2 = 9 + 12.25 = 21.25$
Compare with $c^2$ : $c^2 = 7^2 = 49$
Since $21.25 \neq 49$ , the given dimensions do not form a valid right triangle.

STEP 4

Since the first triangle's dimensions are not valid, we cannot proceed with solving for $x$ using the shared hypotenuse.
The problem contains an inconsistency with the triangle dimensions, and thus, the solution cannot be determined as described.

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