Question

A flat screen television has a 50 inch diagonal and a height of 25 inches. How wide is the television rounded to the nearest tenth?

(Use the Pythagorean Theorem)

Answer
inches

Answer 1

The wide of television is
`43.3\ in`

Explanation:

Let

x----> the wide of television

we know that

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem

`50^(2)=x^(2)+25^(2)`

Solve for x

`x^(2)=50^(2)-25^(2)`

`x^(2)=1,875`

`x=43.3\ in`