The Pythagorean Theorem
Find the length of the leg x of the right triangle shown below.

17 cmx10 cm[Graphs generated by this script: initPicture(-3,13.747727084868+3,-3,13.747727084868+3);path([[0,0],[10,0],[0,13.747727084868],[0,0]]);text([10/2,13.747727084868/2],'17 cm','right');text([0,13.747727084868/2],'x','left');text([10/2,0],'10 cm','below');]

x = cm
Round your answer to the nearest thousandth as needed.

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