The area of a rhombus is 120 cm2 and length of its one diagonal in 24 cm. Find the perimeter of the rhombus (in cm).
Explanation
Step 1: Find the length of the second diagonal (d2)
The area of a rhombus is given by the formula:
Given:
Substituting the values:
Step 2: Find the side of the rhombus (a)
The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles (90∘). This creates four right-angled triangles inside the rhombus. The side (a) can be found using the Pythagorean theorem:
Substituting d1=24 and d2=10:
Step 3: Find the perimeter
The perimeter (P) of a rhombus is four times its side length:
Final Answer
The perimeter of the rhombus is 52 cm.