document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147593>Question 147593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the diagonals of a rhombus have lengths of 18 and 24, how long are the sides? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors of each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ so they form 4 congruent right triangles, with legs that are half the length of the diagonals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ and a side of the rhombus as the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case the triangles are 9-12-? __ hint: think 3-4-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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