the size of a television set is determined by the length of the diagonal of the screen. if a 27 inch television screen is 15 inc

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Westkost [7]

4 years ago

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the size of a television set is determined by the length of the diagonal of the screen. if a 27 inch television screen is 15 inc

hes high what is its length to the nearest inch

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kotegsom [21] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-04T05:50:09+03:00

kotegsom [21]4 years ago

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We can solve this using the reverse Pythagorean Theorem because we know the diagonal length (hypotenuse) and the length of one side. You should substitute those numbers in as 27^2-15^2=A^2 which, rounded to the nearest inch, is 23 in.