Question
Kendra has recently purchased a 27-inch flat screen television. If the width of the screen is 22 inches, then what is the height of the television? Round to one decimal place.
Answers
Ms. Sue
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
22^2 + b^2 = 27^2
484 + b^2 = 729
b^2 = 245
b = 15.65 inches
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
22^2 + b^2 = 27^2
484 + b^2 = 729
b^2 = 245
b = 15.65 inches