document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193123>Question 1193123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rhombus is RSTV with diagonals <BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT and SV so that RT = 16 and SV = 30 What is RS? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular and bisect each other.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the lengths of the diagonals are 16 and 30, they divide the rhombus into 4 congruent right triangles each with legs 8 and 15; each side of the rhombus is the hypotenuse of one of those right triangles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Pythagorean Theorem tells us the length of each hypotenuse is 17.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: RS (and each other side of the rhombus) has length 17.<br><BR>\n" );
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