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Posted by Valentine on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:07am.

Television sets. What does it mean to refer to a 20-in TV set or a 25-in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 10-in TV set also has a width of 8 inches. What is its height?

alegbra - Ms. Sue, Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:09am
Pythagorean Theorem:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

8^2 + b^2 = 10^2
64 + b^2 = 100
b^2 = 100 - 64
b^2 = 36
b = 6 inches

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