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Old 09-21-2014, 03:20 AM   #56
jashsu
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Originally Posted by dsmid View Post
167 ppi * 6 inches = 1000 pixels diagonally
and 800^2 + 600^2 = 1000^2 according to good old Pythagoras
I've never heard of PPI numbers being used for diagonal measurements.

But the numbers look right. 800px/(167px/in) = 4.79in 600px/(167px/in) = 3.59in. sqrt(4.79in^2 + 3.59in^2) = 5.97in

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