document.write( "Question 973413: Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 and 10
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\n" ); document.write( "D1=diagonal=12; D2=diagonal2=10
\n" ); document.write( "The diagonals form 4 right triangle with legs=(1/2)(D1) and (1/2)(D2)
\n" ); document.write( "One leg is the base (b), the other is the height(h).
\n" ); document.write( "The area of one of the triangles=1/2(b)(h)=(1/2)(1/2)(D1)(1/2)(D2)=
\n" ); document.write( "(1/8)(D1)(D2). Since there are 4 triangles, the total area is:
\n" ); document.write( " A=(4)(1/8)(D1)(D2)=(D1)(D2)/2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%28D1%29%28D2%29%2F2\"$ Put in values.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%2812%29%2810%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=60\"$
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The area of the rhombus is 60 square units.
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