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Mrs. Skoblicki received a new computer monitor at work. The diagonal
measures 27 inches. If the length measures 23.5 inches, what is the height
of the monitor? Round to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

13.3 inches

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem is used to figure this. The relation between length, height, and diagonal is ...

l² +h² = d²

23.5² +h² = 27²

h² = 27² -23.5² = 176.75

h = √176.75 ≈ 13.3

The height of the computer monitor is about 13.3 inches.

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