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A flat screen television has a 50 inch diagonal and a height of 25 inches. How wide is the television rounded to the nearest tenth?

(Use the Pythagorean Theorem)

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A flat screen television has a 50 inch diagonal and a height of 25 inches. How wide-example-1

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Answer:

The wide of television is
43.3\ in

Explanation:

Let

x----> the wide of television

we know that

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem


50^(2)=x^(2)+25^(2)

Solve for x


x^(2)=50^(2)-25^(2)


x^(2)=1,875


x=43.3\ in

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