SOLUTION: Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 and 10

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Question 973413: Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 and 10
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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D1=diagonal=12; D2=diagonal2=10
The diagonals form 4 right triangle with legs=(1/2)(D1) and (1/2)(D2)
One leg is the base (b), the other is the height(h).
The area of one of the triangles=1/2(b)(h)=(1/2)(1/2)(D1)(1/2)(D2)=
(1/8)(D1)(D2). Since there are 4 triangles, the total area is:
A=(4)(1/8)(D1)(D2)=(D1)(D2)/2
A=%28D1%29%28D2%29%2F2 Put in values.
A=%2812%29%2810%29%2F2
A=60
ANSWER: The area of the rhombus is 60 square units.