A 29-inch-square tv is on sale at the local electronics store. if 29 inches is the measure of the diagonal of the screen, use the pythagorean theorem to find the length of the side of the screen.

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Macdonald

2 August, 11:42

A 29-inch-square tv is on sale at the local electronics store. if 29 inches is the measure of the diagonal of the screen, use the pythagorean theorem to find the length of the side of the screen.

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Richard Cordova · Answer 1

According to the Pythagoras's theorem, The sum of the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides.

x^2 + x^2 = (29) ^2 = 29 x 29 = 281

2x^2 = 841 x^2 = 841/2 = 420.5

x = sqrt (420.5) = 20.51 inches