SOLUTION: The length of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16cm and 12cm respectively. Find the length of each sides.

Question 1085231: The length of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16cm and 12cm respectively. Find the length of each sides.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In a rhombus, diagonals bisect each other and are perpendicular.


Therefore, the diagonals divide a rhombus in four congruent right-angled triangles.


Then the length of each side of the given rhombus is  =  =  =  = 10 cm.

Solved.

On properties of rhombis see the lessons in this site
    - Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular
    - Diagonals of a rhombus bisect its angles
    - The length of diagonals of a rhombus
    - A circle inscribed in the rhombus
    - HOW TO solve problems on the rhombus sides and diagonals measures - Examples
    - The length of diagonals of a rhombus
    - PROPERTIES OF RHOMBIS

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic "Properties of rhombis".

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