Answer:
48 Inches
Step-by-step explanation:
The diagonal of the TV = 60 Inches
Height of the Screen =36 Inches
We are to determine the actual width of the screen.
This TV across the diagonal forms a right triangle in which the diagonal is the hypotenuse.
We therefore use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the width of the screen.
Pythagorean Theorem: [tex]Hypotenuse^2=Opposite^2+Adjacent^2[/tex]
Let w be the width of the television
[tex]60^2=36^2+w^2\\w^2=60^2-36^2\\w^2=2304\\w=\sqrt{2304}\\ $Width of the television, w=48 inches[/tex]
