document.write( "Question 522863: I AM BUYING A 70\" DIAGANOL TV, WHAT IS THE LENGTH AND THE HIEGTH? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #347049 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I AM BUYING A 70\" DIAGANOL TV, WHAT IS THE LENGTH AND THE HIEGTH? \n" ); document.write( "The Aspect Ratio of wide-screen TV's is 16:9 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Solve: \n" ); document.write( "The width and length of your TV are 16x and 9x \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Use Pytagoras to solve for \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "(16x)^2 + (9x)^2 = 70^2 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "337x^2 = 4900 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 14.54 \n" ); document.write( "x = 3.8131 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Width = 16x = 61\" \n" ); document.write( "Height = 9x = 31.3\" \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( " |