Question

Laptop screen sizes are determined by the length of the diagonal portion of the screen, rounded to the nearest whole number. A laptop screen has a 12 inch width and the height measure 8 inches. Calculate the screen size.

Answer 1

Answer:

14.42 or $\sqrt{208}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Use Pythagorean Theorem to solve:

$a^{2} +b^{2} = c^{2}$

$8^{2} +12^{2} = c^{2}$

$c^{2} = 208$

$c = \sqrt{208}$ or 14.42