Question

Find the area of a rhombus whose one side measures 5 cm and one diagonal as 8 cm.
Please solve this question​

Answer 1

Answer:

Diagonals bisect each other and they are perpendicular in rhombus

Let half the length of second diagonal be x

As two diagonals and a side form right angled triangle ;

⇒x

2

+4

2

=5

2

⇒x=3

⇒length of 2nd side =2x=6cm

Area of rhombus =

2

1

d

1

d

2

=

2

1

×8×6

=24cm

2