<PRE><B>Question 778765</B>
if a 42 inch television is 21 inches high how wide is the television Pythagorean theorem 
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42 inches is the length of the diagonal.
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Let the width = &quot;x&quot;
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Equation:
x^2 + 21^2 = 42^2
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x^2 = 1764 - 441
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x^2 = 1323
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width = x = 36.37 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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