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1 February, 13:57

The diagonal of a television screen measures 15 inches, and the height measures 9 inches. How wide is the screen?

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  1. 1 February, 17:15
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    The first step is to take the lengths, and substitute them into the Pythagorean Theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2

    15^2=9^2+b^2

    225 = 81 + b^2

    subtract 81:

    b^2 = 144

    take the square root:

    b = 12. The width is 12 inches
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