17. The legs of a right triangle are x and x +3 respectively. If the length of the hypotenuse is 20, what is thevalue of x?-3 - 791A)2-3+ /31B)-3+ V791C)-3 - V31D)2

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17. The legs of a right triangle are x and x + 3 respectively. If the length of the hypotenuse is 20, what is the value of x? -3 - 791 A) 2 -3+ /31 B) 2 -3+ 791 C) 2 -3 - 31 D)