SOLUTION: If the length of rhombus is 13 cm and the one diagonal is 24 cm . what is the area of the rhombus

Question 1069244: If the length of rhombus is 13 cm and the one diagonal is 24 cm . what is the area of the rhombus
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know that the diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles, then
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(24/2)^2 + x^2 = 13^2
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x^2 = 169 - 144 = 25
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x = 5
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therefore the other diagonal is 2(5) = 10
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Area of rhombus = (10 * 24) / 2 = 120 cm^2
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