SOLUTION: A 31-in. television has a 31 in. diagonal and a 18 in. width. What is the height of the 31-in. television?
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Question 637949: A 31-in. television has a 31 in. diagonal and a 18 in. width. What is the height of the 31-in. television?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a diagonal, width, and a height form right triangle; so, you need to use Pythagorean theorem
let's
, then you have
.....solve for
...plug in values
....use only positive rood (height could be only positive number)
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