SOLUTION: The side of a rhombus are 45mm long and one of it diagonals is 75mm. Draw the rhombus?

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Question 1064009: The side of a rhombus are 45mm long and one of it diagonals is 75mm. Draw the rhombus?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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To construct this rhombus using a compass and a ruler, first construct a (isosceles) triangle with the base of 45 mm and the lateral sides of 75 mm.

If the theme on geometric constructions is interesting to you, look into the lessons
    - HOW TO bisect a segment using a compass and a ruler
    - HOW TO bisect an angle using a compass and a ruler
    - HOW TO construct a triangle using a compass and a ruler
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the section "Geometric constructions using a compass and a ruler. Basic operations".