document.write( "Question 361807: You are planning to put a new digital flat TV on a wall that is 12 ft long and 9 ft
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document.write( "high. The digital TV has a diagonal of 72 inches. The length of the TV is twice
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document.write( "the width of the TV. How much of the wall will still need to be decorated
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Algebra.Com's Answer #257897 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area of wall = 9*12 = 108 ft^2 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "width of TV = x \n" ); document.write( "Length = 2x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "diagonal of TV = 72 \"= 6 ft \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x^2+(2x)^2=6^2 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+4x^2=36 \n" ); document.write( "5x^2=35 \n" ); document.write( "x^2=36/5 \n" ); document.write( "x = sqrt(36/5) \n" ); document.write( "width = 2.68 ft. \n" ); document.write( "length = 2.68*2=5.36 ft \n" ); document.write( "Area of TV = 2.68*5.36 \n" ); document.write( "=14.36ft^2 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Area of Wall - Area of TV= 108-14.36 = 93.63 ft^2 \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |