The diagonals of a rhombus are 16cm and 12cm, in length. The side of rhombus in length is:
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(a)20cm
(b)8cm
(c)10cm
(d)9cm
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Answer: c
Explanation: Here, half of the
diagonals of a rhombus are the
sides of the triangle and side of the
rhombus is the hypotenuse.
By Pythagoras theorem,
(16/2)2+(12/2)2=side2
82+62=side2
64+36=side2
side=10cm