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Television sizes are described by the length of their measure. What would be the list size of the tv shown (to the nearest whole inch)

Television sizes are described by the length of their measure. What would be the list-example-1
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Notice that the situation can be modeled using a right triangle:

Using the pythagorean theorem, we know that:


h^2=28^2+15.7^2

This way,


\begin{gathered} h=\sqrt[]{28^2+15.7^2} \\ \\ \Rightarrow h=32 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the listed size of the TV would be 32 inches.

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Television sizes are described by the length of their measure. What would be the list-example-1
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