Computer screens and television screens are usually measured by the diagonal of the screen. For example, a screen of size is 60 inches would have a diagonal of 60 inches a width of 52 inches and a height of 30 inches Jaslyn would like to install a new screen on a shelf that is 17 inches tall and 15 inches wide she would like the screen to be the largest size that will fit on the shelf. She knows the diagonal and width of the four screens below.

Question

Computer screens and television screens are usually measured by the diagonal of the screen. For example, a screen of size is 60 inches would have a diagonal of 60 inches a width of 52 inches and a height of 30 inches Jaslyn would like to install a new screen on a shelf that is 17 inches tall and 15 inches wide she would like the screen to be the largest size that will fit on the shelf. She knows the diagonal and width of the four screens below.

Screen Diagonal Width Height
A 15" 13 ?
B 22" 19 ?
C 32" 28" ?
D 40" 35" ?

Use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the height of each screen, and complete the table

Answer 1

Screen Diagonal Width Height

A 15" 13 9.75"
B 22" 19 14.25"
C 32" 28" 21"
D 40" 35" 26.25"