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aley

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Registered: 2021-06-11

Posts: 1

Math

hi, I want to ask for help to answer this math question. tysm.

Write one real-life situation where you
can apply the concept of triangle
similarity and pythagorean
theorem

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

Posts: 10,143

Re: Math

hi aley

Welcome to the forum.

Let's say you have a plan to buy a new flat screen TV.  You are going to mount it on a wall and have measured the space available.  The critical measurement is the width of the wall space.

But TVs are advertised as a certain size where the given measurement is the diagonal of the screen.

The screens are usually 'landscape' with proportions 16:9

That's enough information to calculate the optimum size for your new TV (assuming you've got the money of course )

Bob

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