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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def skew_x(self, x):
 """Skew element along the x-axis by the given angle. Parameters x : float x-axis skew angle in degrees """

        self.root.set("transform", "%s skewX(%f)" %
                      (self.root.get("transform") or '', x))
        return self