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A particular color television has a rectangular screen with a
23.5
in. width. Its height is
18
in. What is the measure of the diagonal of the screen, to the nearest tenth of an inch?
A particular color television has a rectangular screen with a
23.5
in. width. Its height is
18
in. What is the measure of the diagonal of the screen, to the nearest tenth of an inch?
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Let 'd' represent the measure of the diagonal, d>0
Using the Pythagorean Theorem we have:
d = √(23.5^2 + 18^2)
........
........
d = 29.60 in
The diagonal is 29.60 inches long.