SOLUTION: If the height of a computer screen is 11 in. and the width is 14 in., what is the length of the diagonal? Round to the nearest tenth.

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Question 699179: If the height of a computer screen is 11 in. and the width is 14 in., what is the length of the diagonal? Round to the nearest tenth.
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apply the pythagorean theorem
11%5E2+%2B+14%5E2+=+c%5E2
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121+%2B+196+=+c%5E2
c%5E2+=+317
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sqrt%28c%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28317%29
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c = sqrt%28317%29 = highlight_green%2817.8%29
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