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How many inches is the diagonal distance.? WRITE THE ANSWER TO THE NEAREST INCH

How many inches is the diagonal distance.? WRITE THE ANSWER TO THE NEAREST INCH-example-1
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Answer:

37 in (to the nearest inch)

Explanation:

Assume the TV is rectangular ⇒ each corner is a right angle.

We need to find the length of the diagonal, so we can use Pythagoras' Theorem a² + b² = c² where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse (diagonal) side of a right angled triangle.

In this diagram, a and b are the height and width, and the diagonal (c) is the hypotenuse.

Therefore, if a = 18 and b = 32 then:

18² + 32² = c²

324 + 1024 = c²

c² = 1348

c = √(1348)

c = 36.7151195...

c = 37 (rounding up to the nearest integer)

Therefore, the diagonal distance is 37 in (to the nearest inch)

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