document.write( "Question 893155: A t.v.'s size is determined by the diagonal measure of its screen. What size t.v has dimensions 18 in by 24 in \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #541121 by algebrahouse.com(1659) You can put this solution on YOUR website! A right triangle is formed with legs of 18 and 24, and a hypotenuse being the diagonal.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem \n" ); document.write( "a² + b² = c² \n" ); document.write( "a and b are the legs \n" ); document.write( "c is the hypotenuse\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "18² + 24² = c² {substituted 18 for a and 24 for b} \n" ); document.write( "324 + 576 = c² {evaluated exponents} \n" ); document.write( "900 = c² {added} \n" ); document.write( "c = 30 {took the square root of each side}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The size is 30 inches \n" ); document.write( " For more help from me, visit: www.algebrahouse.com Also, you can Follow @AlgebraHouse on Twitter \n" ); document.write( " |