SOLUTION: A 18 -inch laptop has a screen that is 8 inches tall. How wide is the screen?
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Question 1188576: A 18 -inch laptop has a screen that is 8 inches tall. How wide is the screen?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In this context, 18 inches is the diagonal; 8 inches is vertical side.
Use the Pythagorean theorem/formula to find horizontal dimension.
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