Question

Theresa bought a new desktop computer. One side of the desktop screen is 14 inches and theother side is 18 inches.What is the length of the diagonal of the desktop screen? Answer choices are rounded to thenearest inch.

Answer 1

`c^2=a^2+b^2`
`c=\sqrt[]{a^2+b^2}`
`c=\sqrt[]{14^2+18^2}`
`c=\sqrt[]{520}`
`c=22.8\approx23`