SOLUTION: if a 42 inch television is 21 inches high how wide is the television Pythagorean theorem
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Question 778765: if a 42 inch television is 21 inches high how wide is the television Pythagorean theorem
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a 42 inch television is 21 inches high how wide is the television
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If 42" is the diagonal,
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a 42 inch television is 21 inches high how wide is the television Pythagorean theorem
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42 inches is the length of the diagonal.
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Let the width = "x"
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Equation:
x^2 + 21^2 = 42^2
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x^2 = 1764 - 441
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x^2 = 1323
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width = x = 36.37 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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