SOLUTION: if the diagonal of a rhombus are 12 and 16 then a side of the rhombus will measure?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 16
d) 20
and how did you do it?
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Question 289179: if the diagonal of a rhombus are 12 and 16 then a side of the rhombus will measure?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 16
d) 20
and how did you do it?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the diagonal of a rhombus are 12 and 16 then a side of the rhombus will measure?
Draw a rhombus (all sides are equal)
The diagonal are perpendicular bisectors of one-another.
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Diagonal pieces are 6,6 and 8,8.
Use Pythgoras:
side^2 = 6^2 + 8^2
side = sqrt[100]
side = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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a) 10
b) 12
c) 16
d) 20
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