SOLUTION: Television sizes are based on the length of the diagonal of the television's rectangular screen. So, for example, a 70-inch television is a television having a diagonal screen leng

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Question 1060354: Television sizes are based on the length of the diagonal of the television's rectangular screen. So, for example, a 70-inch television is a television having a diagonal screen length of 70 inches. If a 70 inch television's diagonal forms a 29° angle with the base of the screen, what is the vertical height (h) of the screen to the nearest inch?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It helps to draw this.
The sine of 29=height/70
height=70 sin (29)=33.94 inches rounded to 34 inches.