document.write( "Question 1148559: In the diagram below, EFGH is a rhombus formed by connecting the mid-points of the sides of the rectangle ABCD. The rectangle is circumscribed by the circle with center O. Find the area, in cm2 of the rhombus if OF=15cm, and JH=6cm. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #769912 by greenestamps(13203)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "FK = JH = 6, so the radius of the circle is OF+FK = OF+JH = 21. \n" ); document.write( "OC is also a radius of the circle, so OC = 21. \n" ); document.write( "Then triangle OFC is a right triangle and we know OF=15 and OC=21; the Pythagorean Theorem then tells us \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then the diagonals of the rhombus are 30 and 12*sqrt(6). \n" ); document.write( "The area of a rhombus is half the product of the diagonals: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |