SOLUTION: I have no idea where to start. Thank You Television sets... What does it mean to refer to a 20in TV set or a 25 in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 10i

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Television sets... What does it mean to refer to a 20in TV set or a 25 in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 10in TV set also has a width of 8 inches.
What is the height of a 10in TV? ___inches
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Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal of a TV is the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed where the height and width of the screen are the legs of the right triangle.

If the Diagonal = 10 in, and the width is 8 inches, then find the height.

, where H must be positive
inches

R^2
Answer by TakeATuition.com(57) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
SOLUTION -
Diagonal of a tv = 10inc
Width of the tv = 8inc
Height of the tv be x inc
then by phytagoras theorem we have
=+

100=64+
100-64=64-64+
36=
=x
6=x
therefore the width of the tv is 6 inc
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