SOLUTION: the diagonals of a rhombus are 10 and 24.
(a) find a side of the rhombus
(b) find the altitude of the rhombus
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Question 29004: the diagonals of a rhombus are 10 and 24.
(a) find a side of the rhombus
(b) find the altitude of the rhombus
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rhombus is really an isosceles triangle plus its reflection on its base.
The diagonals meet at right angles. They bisect eachother
sides are
draw the figure, dropping an altitude from the 24 diagonal- call it a
[1]
[2]
substitute a^2 in [2] for a^2 in [1]
cancel both x^2 and multiply both sides by -1
add +24^2 to both sides
subtract 13^2 from both sides
now solve for a
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