SOLUTION: find the side of a square which has the same area as a rhombus of side 16cm and height 4cm.

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Question 698354: find the side of a square which has the same area as a rhombus of side 16cm and height 4cm.
Answer by Simnepi(216)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of the rhombus is base X height
so A = 16 X 4 = 64cm^2
therefore the area of the square is also 64cm^2
the length of the side of the square is cm
cm = 8cm

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