SOLUTION: The area of rhombus is 1080 Sq. m and one of its digital is 72 m What is the perimeter of the rhombus ?

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Question 1016900: The area of rhombus is 1080 Sq. m and one of its digital is 72 m What is the perimeter of the rhombus ?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=area=1080m^2; p=diagonal(1)=72m; q=diagonal(2)
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A=pq/2
2A=pq
2A/p=q
(2(1080m^2))/72m=q
2160m^2/72m=q
30m=q . The other diagonal is 30 meters.
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P=perimeter
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P=2sqrt%28p%5E2%2Bq%5E2%29
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P=sqrt%286084m%5E2%29
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P=78m
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ANSWER: The perimeter is 78 meters.