WAEC - Mathematics (1995 - No. 21)
The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD are 16cm and 12cm long respectively. Calculate the area of the rhombus.
24cm2
36cm2
48cm2
60cm2
96cm2
Explanation
Area of rhombus = \(\frac{pq}{2}\)
where p and q are the diagonals of the rhombus.
\(\therefore A = \frac{16 \times 12}{2}\)
= 96 cm\(^2\)
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