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

Answer:

The wide of television is $43.3\ in$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x----> the wide of television

we know that

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem

$50^{2}=x^{2}+25^{2}$

Solve for x

$x^{2}=50^{2}-25^{2}$

$x^{2}=1,875$

$x=43.3\ in$