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Can someone help me find the length of the other diagonal ??

Can someone help me find the length of the other diagonal ??-example-1

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Remember that

the area of a rhombus is equal to


A=(1)/(2)\cdot(D1\cdot D2)

where

D1 and D2 are the diagonals

substitute the given values


59.5=(1)/(2)\cdot(14\cdot D2)

solve for D2


\begin{gathered} 119=14\cdot D2 \\ D2=(119)/(14) \\ D2=8.5\text{ in} \end{gathered}

answer is 8.5 in

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