A computer monitor is a rectangle. The display resolution of Monica’s monitor is 240 pixels by 160 pixels. The display resolution of Eugene’s monitor is 320 pixels by 200 . Is Monica’s monitor similar to Eugene‘s monitor ? Explain.

Question

A computer monitor is a rectangle. The display resolution of Monica’s monitor is 240 pixels by 160 pixels. The display resolution of Eugene’s monitor is 320 pixels by 200 . Is Monica’s monitor similar to Eugene‘s monitor ? Explain.

Answer 1

To determine if Monica's monitor is similar to Eugene's monitor, we need to compare the aspect ratios of the two monitors. The aspect ratio is the ratio of the width to the height of the display.

For Monica's monitor, the display resolution is 240 pixels by 160 pixels. So the aspect ratio is 240/160 = 1.5.

For Eugene's monitor, the display resolution is 320 pixels by 200 pixels. So the aspect ratio is 320/200 = 1.6.

Since the aspect ratios of the two monitors are different (1.5 vs. 1.6), Monica's monitor is not similar to Eugene's monitor. The difference in aspect ratios indicates that the two monitors have different proportions, and Monica's monitor is not the same shape as Eugene's monitor.

Answer 2

Well, of course the picture on the screen on your cell phone is "similar" to the same picture on your big monitor screen, but the one with many more pixels is much sharper. You can communicate more information with more dots :)