document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620838>Question 620838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Television sets. What does it mean to refer to a 20-in TV set or a 25-in TV set? Such units refer to diagonal of the screen. A 35-in TV set also has a width of 28 inches. What is its height?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the height of a 35-inTV? ____ inches </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #390453 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><B>math-vortex(648)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math-vortex><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=390453\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, there--<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use the Pythagorean Equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to solve this problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height, width and diagonal of the television set form a right triangle. The width and height are the legs of the triangle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a be the width of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b be the height of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c be the hypotenuse of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the values you know (a=28 and c=35) in the Pythagorean Equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2828%29%5E2%2Bb%5E2=%2835%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2828%29%5E2%2Bb%5E2=%2835%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the square root of both sides of the equation. The square root of b-squared is b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the context of this problem, b=21 means that the height of the television is 21 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you have questions about this solution.<BR>\n" );
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