IM 8.8.8 Lesson: Finding Unknown Side Lengths

Which one doesn’t belong?
[list][*][math]3^2+b^2=5^2[/math][/*][*][math]b^2=5^2-3^2[/math][/*][*][math]3^2+5^2=b^2[/math][/*][*][math]3^2+4^2=5^2[/math][/*][/list]
Label all the hypotenuses with c.
Find the value of x in the figure.
[size=150]The spiral in the figure is made by starting with a right triangle with both legs measuring one unit each. Then a second right triangle is built with one leg measuring one unit, and the other leg being the hypotenuse of the first triangle. A third right triangle is built on the second triangle’s hypotenuse, again with the other leg measuring one unit, and so on.[br][/size][br]Find the length, [math]x[/math], of the hypotenuse of the last triangle constructed in the figure.
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