Question

Mr. Hickman wants to buy a new 75" Samsung television that is 36 inches tall for the den.The space for the television is only 70 inches wide.Will the TV fit in the space or will Mr. Hickman have to buy a different television?

Answer 1

yes

Explanation:

screens are measured from corner to corner meaning that from the top left to bottom right the tv is 72 inches

since we know the tv is 36 in tall and 72 across we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find how wide it is by doing 72^2-36^2

so the tv is 62.35 in wide

so it will fit in the 70-inch wide gap