Question

F the area of the rhombus below is 232 m 2, and diagonal AC = 16 m, find the length of diagonal BD.

Answer 1

The formula for calculating the area of a rhombus is expressed as

Area = 1/2d1d2

where

d1 and d2 are the lengths of the diagonals

From the information given,

Area = 232

d1 = AC = 16

d2 = BD

Thus,

232 = 1/2 x 16 x BD

232 = 8BD

BD = 232/8

BD = 29