document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922346>Question 922346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonals of a rhombus  are of lengths 10 and 24. What is ots perimeter? Please help. thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559507 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=559507\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use the following steps to find the perimeter given the diagonals,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) Divide both diagonals in half - we get 5 and 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Square both halves, then add the squares together. For this problem, 5 squared is 25, and 12 squared is 144; 25 +144 = 169.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) Calculate the square root of the previous step's sum to find the length of one of the rhombus' sides, and multiply the length by 4 to calculate its perimeter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the square root of 169 is 13, and 13 multiplied by 4 is 52, so the rhombus' perimeter is 52.\r<BR>\n" );
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