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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); 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!
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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?
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\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
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\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
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\n" ); document.write( "Do the same for a diagonal of 23 inches.
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\n" ); document.write( "Which has the biggest area?
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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