SOLUTION: Television Sets. What does it mean to refer to a 20-in TV set or a 25-in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 15-in TV set also has a width of 12 inches. What

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Question 404434: Television Sets. What does it mean to refer to a 20-in TV set or a 25-in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 15-in TV set also has a width of 12 inches. What is its height?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You've pretty much answered the first question...

For the second one, just use the Pythagorean theorem:

15%5E2+-+12%5E2+=+81+=+9%5E2 so the height is 9.