Question

You want to buy the biggest TV you can to fit into the space above your fireplace. The space where you want to put the TV measures 30 inches high and 43 inches wide. Given that television screens are measured by their diagonal distance across the screen, what size TV should you buy? Round to the nearest inch.

Answer 1

30^2+43^2= x^2

900 +1849= 2749

sqr root of 2749 = x

the answer is about 52 in.