SOLUTION: How would you construct a Rhombus when given a diagonal of 10cm and a side length of 8cm , I know the parallel line is also 8 and I would put my compass to 10cm but not sure about

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Question 1071290: How would you construct a Rhombus when given a diagonal of 10cm and a side length of 8cm , I know the parallel line is also 8 and I would put my compass to 10cm but not sure about the rest so could please help thank you
Answer by ikleyn(52888) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The first step is to construct the right-angled triangle with the leg of 5 cm = 10%2F2 cm and the hypotenuse of 8 cm.

If you know how to do it, you can easily complete the rest by adding three other congruent triangles.


See my lessons on Basic operations for Geometric construction problems using a compass and a ruler
    - 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 if this textbook under the topic
"Geometric constructions using a compass and a ruler. Basic operations".