The size of a computer monitor is usually measured along the diagonal and 18 inch rectangular monitor has a height of 9 in what is the length of the base of the monitor to the nearest tenth of an inch

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Donald Clayton

2 November, 01:48

The size of a computer monitor is usually measured along the diagonal and 18 inch rectangular monitor has a height of 9 in what is the length of the base of the monitor to the nearest tenth of an inch

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Rylie Yoder · Answer 1

Following the Pythagorean theorem, c=sqrt (a^2=b^2)

where, c=hypotenuse a = one side of the triangle b=another side of the triangle

thus, b = sqrt (c^2-a^2)

b = sqrt (18^2-9^2)

b = 15.6 in