SOLUTION: the diagonals of a rhombus have a legnth of 12 and 16. what is the legnth of one side of the rhombus?

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Question 390209: the diagonals of a rhombus have a legnth of 12 and 16. what is the legnth of one side of the rhombus?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the diagonals bisect each other, and they are also perpendicular, the (common)length of a side must be sqrt%286%5E2+%2B+8%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28100%29+=+10.