SOLUTION: The side of a rhombus is 10 cm and one of its diagonals is 12 cm. Find the perimeter and area I did the following Perimeter = 10 * 4 = 40 cm Measurement of the other diago

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Question 714787: The side of a rhombus is 10 cm and one of its diagonals is 12 cm. Find the perimeter and area
I did the following
Perimeter = 10 * 4 = 40 cm
Measurement of the other diagonal
10^2 = d^2 + 6^2
d= 8
Other diagonal = 16 cm
So area = 1/2 * 16 *12 = 96 sq.cm

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