Given:
A particular color television has a rectangular screen with a 23.5 in. width. It’s height is 18.1 in.
Required:
To find the length of the diagonal of the screen.
Explanation:
Let l be the length of the diagonal of the screen.
From the given data
[tex]\begin{gathered} l=\sqrt{23.5^2+18.1^2} \\ \\ =\sqrt{552.25+327.61} \\ \\ =\sqrt{879.86} \\ \\ =29.6624 \\ \\ l=29.7in \end{gathered}[/tex]
Final Answer:
The length of the diagonal of the screen is 29.7in.
