Measure the length of the diagonal of your computer monitor to the nearest tenth of a centimeter or sixteenth of an inch. Measure the width of your monitor as well.
Use Pythagorean theorem to find the horizontal length of your monitor.
2007-07-25 06:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by DEE H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
So if diagonally if my monitor is 17 in. would I square that to get the length and width? coukld someone put this in a pythagorean theorem?
2007-07-26 01:54:38 · update #1
You cut the monitor diagonally in half (not literally) because then you have two triangles. and then you measure the the length and the width and those two are your "A" and "B" for the formula. and the other half is exactly the same. Good Luck! =)
2007-07-25 06:51:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES,PYTHAGOREAN IS STILL FOR A TRIANGLE,
as the diagonal of the triangle divides the monitor into TWO rt triangles.
so digonal^2=L^2 +B^2 ans
2007-07-25 15:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by MAHAANIM07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just use a^2+b^2=c^2.Its simple.a right triangl is formed frm by the length,width anad diagonal of monitor.as u know width and diagonal,u can take out the lenght
Simple,aint it
2007-07-25 13:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by aviral17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you draw a diagonal line across your (rectangular) monitor, don't you now have two triangles?
2007-07-25 13:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go play in the sand box, i'll be waiting in the car.
This better be the best answer
2007-07-25 13:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
first answer was so funny :D it will be the best answer, if he doesn't pick other one before voting.
2007-07-25 15:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by House M.D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋