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Parallelogram ABCD is a rhombus. Side BC = 5 cm and segment AO = 3.8 cm. What is the length of diagonal BD?

Parallelogram ABCD is a rhombus. Side BC = 5 cm and segment AO = 3.8 cm. What is the-example-1
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To solve the exercise you can use the following properties of rhombuses:

*AB = BC = CD = AD

*BO = OD and AO = OC

Now, as you can see the triangle COD is a right triangle, then you can use the trigonometric ratio cos (θ) to find the measure of the segment OD:


\cos (\theta)=\frac{\text{ adjacent side}}{\text{hypotenuse}}

Then, you have


\begin{gathered} \cos (50\text{\degree)}=(OD)/(CD) \\ \cos (50\text{\degree)}=\frac{OD}{5\operatorname{cm}} \\ \text{ Multiply by 5 cm on both sides of the equation} \\ \cos (50\text{\degree)}\cdot5cm=\frac{OD}{5\operatorname{cm}}\cdot5\operatorname{cm} \\ \cos (50\text{\degree)}\cdot5cm=OD \\ 3.2\operatorname{cm}=OD \end{gathered}

Finally, as BO = OD so, you have


\begin{gathered} BD=BO+OD \\ BD=3.2\operatorname{cm}+3.2\operatorname{cm} \\ BD=6.4\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}

Therefore, the length of diagonal BD is 6.4 cm.

Parallelogram ABCD is a rhombus. Side BC = 5 cm and segment AO = 3.8 cm. What is the-example-1
Parallelogram ABCD is a rhombus. Side BC = 5 cm and segment AO = 3.8 cm. What is the-example-2
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