A certain television is advertised as a 54-inch TV (the diagonal length). If the width of the TV is 40 inches, how tall is the TV? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

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Answer:

36.3

Step-by-step explanation:

I tried using the Pythagorean Theorem to measure the length (tallness) of the TV.

[tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2[/tex]

[tex]a^2 + (40)^2 = (54)^2[/tex]

[tex]a^2 + 1600 = 2916[/tex]

[tex]a^2 = 2916-1600 = 1316[/tex]

[tex]a = \sqrt{1316}[/tex]

[tex]a = 36.27671429[/tex]

When this is rounded up to the nearest tenth, it would go up to 36.3.

So, the length (tallness) of the TV would be 36.3 inches.