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Find the value of x, the area is 48 inches squared.

Find the value of x, the area is 48 inches squared.-example-1
User Codii
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Answer:

x = 3

Explanation:

there are 4 right triangles inside the quadrilateral

area of 4 triangles

= 4 ×
(1)/(2) bh ( b is the base and h the height )

= 4 ×
(1)/(2) × 8 × x

= 2 × 8x

= 16x , then

16x = 48 ( divide both sides by 16 )

x = 3

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Answer: x=8in.

Step-by-step explanation: Every rhombus has two diagonals connecting pairs of opposite vertices, and two pairs of parallel sides.

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