Q:

A 55-inch television screen has a shape of a rectangle with a diagonal that is 55 inches long and a width of the screen is 27 inches.What is the perimeter of the screen?Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest hundredth, in the box. in.

Accepted Solution

A:
 L^2 = 55^2 - 27^2

L^2 = 3025 - 729
 L^2 = 2296
L = sqrt(2296) = 47.92 inches

 perimeter = 27*2 + 47.92*2 = 54 + 95.84 = 149.84 inches