Finding the area of a rhombus
Area of a Rhombus
Let’s look at a couple of problems that go over finding the area of a rhombus. A rhombus is a quadrilateral that also has the following properties,
•            A parallelogram with four congruent sides
•            Diagonals are perpendicular and bisect a pair of opposite angles
•            Diagonals are not congruent
Problem 1 Find the area of a rhombus that has a side of 12 units and a height of 10 units
Step 1. The area formula equal’s base x height. (Please note: The height is not the side but is altitude)
Step 2. Plug in your numbers 12 x 10 = 120 square units
Let’s looks at a little more challenging problem
Problem 2 Fine area of a rhombus that has diagonal that measures 10 units and the other diagonal measures 14 units.
Step 1. Use the formula for the area of a rhombus  1/2d1* d2  where d = the diagonal length
Step 2 Plug in your numbers ½ (10 *14)
           ½ *(140) = 70 units squared equals the area of the rhombus
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