document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182195>Question 182195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Television sets. What does it mean to refer to a 20 in TV st or a 25 in TV set? Such units refer to the diagnal of the screen.  A 30 in TV set also has a width of 24 inches. What is its height? The hight of a 30 in TV would be?????? Please help me with this. I understand the measurment of the screen but don't understand how to get the height.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember Pythagorus: a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = the diagonal, and a and b are the width and height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A TV with a 30\" screen and a width of 24\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24^2 + b^2 = 30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "576 + b^2 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 900 - 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 324<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28324%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28324%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 18\" is the height of 30\" TV<BR>\n" );
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