If the length of rectangular television screen is 24 inches and its height is 18 inches, what is the length of its diagonal in inches?

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2020-10-27

If the length of rectangular television screen is 24 inches and its height is 18 inches, what is the length of its diagonal in inches?

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Margot Mill

Margot Mill

Skilled2020-10-28Added 106 answers

The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle with the two dimensions of the rectangle. If xx is the diagonal (hypotenuse), then by Pythagorean Theorem,
242+182=x2
576+324=x2
900=x2
x=900
x=3030 inches

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