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A 35-foot movie screen has an aspect ratio of 21:9. What is the length and height of the screen?

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Answer:

length = 32.8 ft

height = 13.8 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

35 ft is a measurement of the diagonal of the screen

21:9 is the ratio of the length:height (L:H)

Use pythagorean theorem:

35² = L² + H²

21/9 = L/H

L = H(21/9) substitute into 1st equation

35² = (H(21/9))² + H²

35² = H²(21/9)² + H² rearrange and solve for H

H²(1 + (21/9)²) = 35²

H² = (35²) / (1 + (21/9)²) = 190.0862

H = √190.0862 = 13.787 ≈ 13.8 ft

L = (13.787)(21/9) = 32.77 ≈ 32.8 ft

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