SOLUTION: if the diagonals of a rhombus have lengths of 18 and 24, how long are the sides?

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Question 147593: if the diagonals of a rhombus have lengths of 18 and 24, how long are the sides?
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors of each other
__ so they form 4 congruent right triangles, with legs that are half the length of the diagonals
__ and a side of the rhombus as the hypotenuse

in this case the triangles are 9-12-? __ hint: think 3-4-5

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