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easyMCQUPTET Paper 2 (Maths & Science)2017Mathematics and Science
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The perimeter of a rhombus whose diagonals are and is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Let the lengths of the two diagonals of the rhombus be and .A property of a rhombus states that its diagonals bisect each other at right angles (). This splits the interior into four symmetrical right-angled triangles.The relationship connecting side length () and diagonals () using the Pythagorean theorem is:

Substitute the diagonal values:



The perimeter of a rhombus with four equal sides is:

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The perimeter of a rhombus whose diagonals are and is
A
B
C
D

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