document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273992>Question 273992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two sides of a Rohmbus form a 60 degree angle. The lengths of each side is 8. What is the area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #200044 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=200044\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are two 60 deg and two 30 deg angles. There are 4 triangles which are 30-60-90 and which are similar to one with hypotenuse 2, base 1 and altitude sqrt(3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/2=4 so the base = 4 and the altitude = 4sqrt(3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=.5ab<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=.5*4sqrt(3)*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=8sqrt(3) area of one of the triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*8sqrt(3)=32sqrt(3) area of the rhombus.<BR>\n" );
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