The height of the rhombus is 24 cm, and its diagonals are 3: 4. Find the area of the rhombus.
March 8, 2021 | education
| Let the length of the diagonal BD = 3 * X cm, then AC = 4 * X cm.
At the rhombus, the diagonals intersect at right angles and are halved at the point of intersection.
Then AO = AC / 2 = 4 * X / 2 = 2 * X cm.
BO = BD / 2 = 3 * X / 2 cm.
In a right-angled triangle AOD, AD ^ 2 = AO ^ 2 + DO ^ 2 = 9 * X ^ 2/4 + 4 * X ^ 2 = (9 * X ^ 2 + 16 * X ^ 2) / 4 = 25 * X ^ 2/4.
AD = 5 * X / 2.
Let’s define the area of a rhombus in two ways.
Savsd = (AC * BD) / 2 = 4 * X * 3 * X / 2 = 6 * X2 cm2.
Savsd = AD * BH = 5 * X / 2 * 24 = 60 * X cm2.
Let’s equate both equations.
6 * X2 = 60 * X.
X = 60/6 = 10 cm.
Savsd = 60 * 10 = 600 cm2.
Answer: The area of the rhombus is 600 cm2.
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