A 51-inch TV suggests that the main diagonal of the TV is 51 inches. Determine the dimensions of the screen of a 51 -inch TV with a 16:9 aspect ratio.Please see attached photo

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The aspect ratio 16:9 indicates the next relation between x and y:

[tex]\frac{y}{x}=\frac{16}{9}[/tex]

Applying the Pythagorean theorem to the right triangle formed:

[tex]51^2=x^2+y^2[/tex]

Isolating y from the first equation:

[tex]y=\frac{16}{9}x[/tex]

Substituting in the second equation:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 51^2=x^2+(\frac{16}{9}x)^2 \\ 2601=x^2+(\frac{16}{9})^2x^2 \\ 2601=x^2+\frac{16^2}{9^2}^{}x^2 \\ 2601=x^2+\frac{256}{81}^{}x^2 \\ 2601=\frac{337}{81}^{}x^2 \\ 2601\cdot\frac{81}{337}=x^2 \\ 625.166172=x^2 \\ \sqrt[]{625.17}\approx x \\ 25\approx x \end{gathered}[/tex]

Replacing in the equation of y:

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=\frac{16}{9}\cdot25 \\ y\approx44.44 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The approximate dimensions are:

length = 25 in

height = 44.44 in

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