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The area of the figure formed by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a rhombus
with diagonals 16cm and 12cm is​

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Answer:

48 cm²

Explanation:

The diagonals are in a proportion of 4:3, thus sides of a Pythagorean Triple; they cross at a right angle. The figure formed by joining the midpoints of adjacent sides is a rectangle with sides half the lengths of the original diagonals. 8×6=48

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