document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969876>Question 969876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Computer monitor sizes are based on the length of their diagonal distance across the screen.  For example, if you have a 35” monitor, this is measured by the length of their diagonal distance across the screen from one corner to the other.  If a 35” monitor had a height of 21”, what would be the width across the monitor equal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with height and width as legs, so:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c=diagonal=35 in, a=height=21 in, b=width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<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;\" > Subtract a^2 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Find the square root of each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%28c%5E2-a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%28c%5E2-a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%28%2835in%29%5E2-%2821in%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%28%2835in%29%5E2-%2821in%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%281225in%5E2-441in%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%281225in%5E2-441in%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%28784in%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%28784in%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=28in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=28in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The width is 28 inches.<BR>\n" );
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