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Since a rhombus has sides of equal length, <math>AB=BC=CD=DA=\frac{52}{4}=13</math>. In triangle ABC, <math>AB=BC=13</math> and <math>AC=24</math>. Using Heron's formula, we have <math>[ABCD]=[ABC]+[ACD]=2[ABC]=2\sqrt{25*12*12*1}</math>. Simplifying, we have <math>[ABC]=\sqrt{3600}=60</math> so <math>[ABCD]=2*60=\boxed{\textbf{(D)} 120}</math>. ~~RWhite | Since a rhombus has sides of equal length, <math>AB=BC=CD=DA=\frac{52}{4}=13</math>. In triangle ABC, <math>AB=BC=13</math> and <math>AC=24</math>. Using Heron's formula, we have <math>[ABCD]=[ABC]+[ACD]=2[ABC]=2\sqrt{25*12*12*1}</math>. Simplifying, we have <math>[ABC]=\sqrt{3600}=60</math> so <math>[ABCD]=2*60=\boxed{\textbf{(D)} 120}</math>. ~~RWhite | ||
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[hide]Problem 4
Quadrilateral is a rhombus with perimeter meters. The length of diagonal is meters. What is the area in square meters of rhombus ?
Solution 1
A rhombus has sides of equal length. Because the perimeter of the rhombus is , each side is . In a rhombus, diagonals are perpendicular and bisect each other, which means = = .
Consider one of the right triangles:
= , and = . Using Pythagorean theorem, we find that = .
Thus the values of the two diagonals are = and = . The area of a rhombus is = = =
~phoenixfire
Solution 2 (meadsy69)
Since a rhombus has sides of equal length, . In triangle ABC, and . Using Heron's formula, we have . Simplifying, we have so . ~~RWhite
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