Question

The diagonal measure of the screen is 42 inches, and the screen width is 36.6 inches. What is the screen height? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

The answer is 20.6

Explanation:

Answer 2

height = 20.60 inches to the nearest hundredth

The diagonal ' splits ' the screen into 2 right triangles

using Pythagoras' identity with hypotenuse = 42 and the 2 legs 36.6 and h for height

h = √ (42² - 36.6² ) = √ 424.44 ≈ 20.60 inches