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A student wants to know the area of a rhombus, one of whose diagonals is 6 cm. He measures another diagonal as 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?

  1. A
    48 cm
    2
  2. B
    24 cm
    2
  3. C
    20 cm
    2
  4. D
    25 cm
    2

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The formula for the area of a rhombus in terms of its diagonals d
1
​
and d
2
​
is:

Area=
2
1
​
×d
1
​
×d
2
​

Given diagonals are:

d
1
​
=6 cm
d
2
​
=8 cm
Substituting the values:

Area=
2
1
​
×6×8=3×8=24 cm
2

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A student wants to know the area of a rhombus, one of whose diagonals is 6 cm. He measures another diagonal as 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?
A
48 cm
2
B
24 cm
2
C
20 cm
2
D
25 cm
2

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