In Rhombus ABCD, the length of the diagonal AC is 10cm, and the diagonal BD is 24 cm
In Rhombus ABCD, the length of the diagonal AC is 10cm, and the diagonal BD is 24 cm, O is the point of intersection of the diagonals. Calculate a) rhombus side length b) sine of angle ADO
It is known that the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at an angle of 90 °.
Hence, we can consider the right-angled triangle ADO.
The diagonals of the rhombus are halved by the intersection point, which means that the side of the triangle is OD = 24/2 = 12, AO = 5. The side of the rhombus can be found by the Pythagorean theorem. In a rhombus, all sides are equal.
Side * side = 5 * 5 + 12 * 12 = 25 + 144 = 169. So side is 13.
The sine of angle ADO is equal to the ratio of AO to the side of the rhombus. The sine is 5/13.
Answer: the side is 13. The sine of the given angle is 5/13.