Question
If an TV is 51 inches wide and the height is half the size of the width, what is its screen size to the nearest inch?
Answers
Ms. Sue
I assume you're looking for the diagonal, the hypotenuse of this right triangle.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
51^2 + 25.5^2 = c^2
2601 + 650.25 = c^2
3,251.25 = c^2
57 = c
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
51^2 + 25.5^2 = c^2
2601 + 650.25 = c^2
3,251.25 = c^2
57 = c
Boberto
thanks madam
Ms. Sue
You're welcome, sir.