In a rhombus with a side of 13cm, one of the diagonals is 24cm. What is the other diagonal of the rhombus?
| April 11, 2021 | education
Rhombus ABCD has two diagonals AC and BD, intersecting with each other at right angles, dividing each other in half, at point H. Consider triangle ABH: AB = 13, BH = 24: 2, AH -?
13 ^ 2 = 12 ^ 2 + AH ^ 2;
169 – 144 = AH ^ 2;
AH ^ 2 = 25;
Answer: 10 cm.
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