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What is the length of a side of rhombus JKLM

O 4 units
O 8 units
O 12 units
O 16 units

What is the length of a side of rhombus JKLM O 4 units O 8 units O 12 units O 16 units-example-1
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the answer is 12 units
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Answer:

The length of the sides of the rhombus JKLM is 12 units.

A rhombus is one of parallelograms. The opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel, and the opposite angles are equal. Furthermore, all of the sides of a rhombus are the same length, and the diagonals intersect at right angles.

In the problem, the sides of rhombus JKLM are:

JK = 2x + 4

JM = 3x

Since the length all of the sides of a rhombus are the same, then:

JM = JK

3x = 2x + 4

Substract both sides by 2x:

3x - 2x = 2x + 4 - 2x

x = 4

To find the length of a side, substitute x = 4 into:

JM = 3x

JM = 3(4) = 12

Hence, the length of the sides of the given rhombus is 12.

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