SOLUTION: What is the screen size?

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Question 1011588: What is the screen size?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the screen size?
HDTV is 41 inches
Height is half the size of the width.
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height:: x
width:: 2x
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Equation:
41^2 = x^2 + (2x)^2
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1681 = 5x^2
x^2 = 336
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x = 18.33 inches
2x = 36.66 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Freezie(16) About Me  (Show Source):