SOLUTION: a parallelogram and a rhombus are equal in area.the diagonals of the rhombus are 110m and 44 m.if one of the sides of parallelogram is 88m,find its corresponding altitude

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Question 776284: a parallelogram and a rhombus are equal in area.the diagonals of the rhombus are 110m and 44 m.if one of the sides of parallelogram is 88m,find its corresponding altitude
Answer by dkppathak(439)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area of rhombus =1/2d1xd2
=1/2x110x44
=2420 sq meter
area of parallelogram is equal to rhombus
area of parallelogram is equal=2420 sq meter
area of 1/2 of parallelogram=side x corresponding altitude
88xh=2420
h=2420/88=27.5 meters
answern 27.5 meters

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