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You have purchased a 42-inch television with an aspect ratio of 16:9. You want to watch a movie which has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Find the following measure
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You have purchased a 42-inch television with an aspect ratio of 16:9. You want to watch a movie which has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Find the following measure
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You have purchased a 42-inch television with an aspect ratio of 16:9. You want to watch a movie which has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Find the following measurements.
Height of the television screen
Width of the television screen
Height of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
Percent of the area of the television screen that is covered by the image. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have purchased a 42-inch television with an aspect ratio of 16:9. You want to watch a movie which has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Find the following measurements.
Height of the television screen
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For 16:9 TV:
d^2 = 9^2 + 16^2 = 337
For 42" diagonal:
d^2 = (q*9)^2 + (q*16)^2 = 42^2 = 1764
337q^2 = 1764 =~ 2.28789
W = 16q = 36.6
H = 9q = 20.6
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Width of the television screen
See above.
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Height of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
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Percent of the area of the television screen that is covered by the image.
