Question

The diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm.
Find the distance between the parallel sides.

Answer 1

Area og rhombus = 1/2 ☓ product of diagonals.

Area = 1/2 ☓ 24 ☓ 10 cm^2

Area = 120 cm^2.

Also, area of rhombus = base ☓ height.

120 = base ☓ height.

[ base = root of 144 + 25

= root of 169

= 13 cm]

120 = 13 ☓ ht.

Ht = 120 /13

Height = 9.23cm