document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=397279>Question 397279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"If the diagonals of a rhombus are 7cm and 12cm, What is the area?\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no earthly idea even how to set this up in any form of an equation, ive been out of school for two weeks and im sick at home,so i havent had any help on this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #281610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=281610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rhombus is a parallelogram with all 4 sides equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonals intersect at right angles, and they bisect each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you think of he rhombus as 2 triangles reflected about the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 cm diagonal, then the altitudes of these triangles are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/2 = 6 cm long. The area of 1 of these triangles is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)x7*6 = 21 cm2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twice this area 2 x 21 = 42 cm2 is the area of the rhombus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope it's right </SPAN>\n" );
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