Question

A television screen is a rectangle 44 inches wide and 24 inches long. A television size is advertised as the length of its diagonal. What is the size of the television? In other words, what is the length of the diagonal? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Answer:

50 inches Approx

Step-by-step explanation:

GIven data

Width= 44in

Length= 24in

Diagonal=???

We know that the expression for the diagonal is given as

D^2= W^2+L^2

substitute

D^2= 44^2+24^2

D^2= 1936+576

D^2= 2512

D=√2512

D= 50.11

Hence the size of the TV is 50 inches Approx