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a rhombus as an area of 72 ft and the product of the diagonals is 144. What is the length of each diagonal?

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A = (1/2)(x)(y)

Let x = diagonal 1

Let y = diagonal 2

The product of xy = 144.

This means that x = 12 and y = 12.

So, 12 • 12 = 144

Each diagonal is 12 feet.

Prove:

72 feet = (1/2)(12)(12) feet

72 feet = (1/2)(144) feet

72 feet = 72 feet

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