document.write( "Question 212292This question is from textbook Contemporary Mathematics in Context A Unified Approach Course 1 Part B
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document.write( ": How do you find 4 possible picture screens with whole number dimensions with a diagonal of 15 inches? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #160672 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you find 4 possible picture screens with whole number dimensions with a diagonal of 15 inches?: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Start with equation \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + y^2 = 15^2 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + W^2 = 225 \n" ); document.write( "y^2 = (225 - x^2) \n" ); document.write( "y = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Choose values for x that will give you an integer value for y \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You can't unless you count x=15, y=0 and vice-versa \n" ); document.write( "there are only two \n" ); document.write( "x=12, y=9 \n" ); document.write( "x=9, y=12 \n" ); document.write( " |