document.write( "Question 335852: I have a chance to buy a 23 inch or 24 inch diagonal monitor for my computer system. Each monitor has a 16:10 ratio (Wide screen). What are the measurements (L, W, and Area) of each monitor? Which has the biggest area?\r
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document.write( "The only thing I could think of to try would be to use the pythagorean theorem as a first step, but then that leaves out the ratio part of the question, so I think that may be wrong. We have recently studied quadratic equations, so maybe I'm supposed to put it in that form to solve? I'm really lost! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #240877 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I have a chance to buy a 23 inch or 24 inch diagonal monitor for my computer system. Each monitor has a 16:10 ratio (Wide screen). \n" ); document.write( "What are the measurements (L, W, and Area) of each monitor? \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "24-in diagonal: \n" ); document.write( "(16x)^2 + (10x)^2 = 24^2 \n" ); document.write( "356x^2 = 576 \n" ); document.write( "x = 1.272 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "width= 16x = 20.35 inches \n" ); document.write( "length = 10x = 12.72 inches \n" ); document.write( "Area = 258.88 sq. in.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Do the same for a diagonal of 23 inches. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Which has the biggest area? \n" ); document.write( "======================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |