To apply the Pythagorean theorem to this problem, we can consider the width and height of the cell phone as the legs of a right triangle, and the diagonal (longest side) as the hypotenuse.
Let's label the width as "a" and the height as "b". According to the Pythagorean theorem, we can calculate the length of the diagonal (c) using the formula:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
In this case, the width (a) is 3 inches and the height (b) is 5 inches. Plugging these values into the equation, we have:
3^2 + 5^2 = c^2
9 + 25 = c^2
34 = c^2
To find the value of c, we need to take the square root of both sides of the equation:
√34 = √c^2
√34 ≈ 5.83
Therefore, the cell phone has a diagonal (longest side) of approximately 5.83 inches.
apply the Pythagorem theorem to this answer
a2 + b2 = c2
a cell phone has a width of 3 and a height of 5, what is the amount of inches the cell phone has
note the width and height of the cell phone are the legs, we need to find the inches of the cell phone or the longest side.
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