Answer:
Part A) The legs have already been given. I’m looking for the hypotenuse
Part B) [tex]c^{2}=40^{2} +71.5^{2}[/tex]
Part C) The missing length is [tex]81.93\ in[/tex]
Part D) [tex]82\ in[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Part A) What parts of the right triangle have you been given? Are you looking for a leg or the hypotenuse?
we know that
Applying the Pythagoras Theorem
[tex]c^{2}=a^{2} +b^{2}[/tex]
where
c ----> is the hypotenuse of the right triangle
a and b -------> are the legs of the right triangle
In this problem we have
[tex]a=40\ in[/tex]
[tex]b=71.5\ in[/tex]
so
The legs have already been given. I’m looking for the hypotenuse
Part B) Set-up your equation by substituting the correct numbers in to the formula
we have
[tex]a=40\ in[/tex]
[tex]b=71.5\ in[/tex]
substitute in the Pythagoras Theorem and solve for c (hypotenuse)
[tex]c^{2}=40^{2} +71.5^{2}[/tex]
Part C) Solve for the missing length
we have
[tex]c^{2}=40^{2} +71.5^{2}[/tex]
solve for c
[tex]c^{2}=1,600 +5,112.25[/tex]
[tex]c^{2}=6,712.25[/tex]
[tex]c=\sqrt{6,712.25}\ in[/tex]
[tex]c=81.93\ in[/tex]
Part D) What is the size of the television rounded to the nearest whole inch (whole number)?
[tex]81.93=82\ in[/tex]