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Question 12 Marks
Lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16.5 cm and 14.2 cm, find its area.
Answer
Lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are $16.5 cm$ and $14.2 cm$.
Area of a rhombus
$=\frac{1}{2} \times$ product of lengths of diagonals
$=\frac{1}{2} \times 16.5 \times 14.2$
$=16.5 \times 7.1$
$=117.15 sq cm$
$\therefore$ The area of the rhombus is 117.15 sq. cm.
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Question 22 Marks
Lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 15 cm and 24 cm, find its area.
Answer
Lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are $15 cm$ and $24 cm$.
Area of a rhombus
$=\frac{1}{2} \times$ product of lengths of diagonals
$=\frac{1}{2} \times 15 \times 24$
$=15 \times 12$
$=180$ sq.cm
$\therefore$ The area of the rhombus is 180 sq. cm.
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