SOLUTION: A rhombus has sides which are x-y, 2x+y+1 and 3x-y-2/2. Find : a) the length of a side b) the perimeter of the rhombus

Algebra.Com
Question 925247: A rhombus has sides which are x-y, 2x+y+1 and 3x-y-2/2.
Find :
a) the length of a side
b) the perimeter of the rhombus

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rhombus is a parallelogram with sides.
Parallelogram has opposite sides parallel.

if a rhombus has sides which are:
, and , then
....(1)
....(2)
___________________.....solve this system
....(1)...solve for

.....substitute in (2)

...solve for





find




a) the length of a side



b) the perimeter of the rhombus


RELATED QUESTIONS

A rhombus has an area of 200 cm^2 and one of its interior angles is 110 degrees a. Find... (answered by ikleyn)
please illustrate the figure..The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 and 24. (a) Find a side (answered by venugopalramana)
the diagonals of a rhombus are 10 and 24. (a) find a side of the rhombus (b) find the (answered by josmiceli)
A rhombus has diagonals 6 cm and 10 cm find the length of one side of the rhombus (answered by Shin123)
The diagnols of a rhombus are 16 and 24. Find the perimeter of... (answered by JBarnum)
adjacent sides of a rhombus have lengths (2x+11)cm and (4x+5)cm. Find x and hence find... (answered by flame8855)
In a rhombus ABCD, AB is parallel to the straight line {{{x-y=5}}} and BC is parallel to... (answered by ikleyn)
Consecutive sides of a rhombus measures 2x+15 and 4x-5 What is the perimeter of the... (answered by nyc_function)
ABCD is a rhombus. The measure of ∠B is (x+5), and the measure of ∠C is 2x... (answered by mathsolverplus)