SOLUTION: A wall is 50 in. wide and 35 in. high. Will a mirror with a 62 in. diagonal fit in it? Identify the correct explanation.
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Question 935013: A wall is 50 in. wide and 35 in. high. Will a mirror with a 62 in. diagonal fit in it? Identify the correct explanation.
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Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, gsmani_iyer:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first find the diagonal of the wall and if it is greater then diagonal of the mirror, mirror will fit in it
compared to a diagonal of the mirror which is we see that mirror will NOT fit in it because
so, your answer is
Answer by gsmani_iyer(201) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As per Appolonias Theorem, square root of sum of squares of two sides of a right angeled triangle is equal to the length of Hypotenuse. Here in this case, length of the hypotenuse comes to 61.03 inches. So the mirror with 62 inches cannot fit.
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