Question

A rhombus has side lengths of 25. What could be the lengths of the diagonals?

A. 22 and 40
B. 26 and 36
C. 26 and 48
D. 30 and 40

Answer 1

The correct option is;

D. 30 and 40

Explanation:

Here, we have that the rhombus is a quadrilateral with equal and parallel sides hence the length of the diagonals will be

2 × 25×sinθ and 2 × 25× cosθ

Therefore tanθ = (2 × 25×sinθ)/(2 × 25× cosθ) = (sinθ)/(cosθ)

Therefore, the root of the sum squares of both diagonals = 50

Therefore, we analyze each of the options as follows

For A. we have √(22² + 40²) = 45.65 ≠ 50 therefore these are not the length of diagonals of the rhombus in question

For B. we have √(26² + 36²) = 44.41 ≠ 50 therefore these are not the length of diagonals of the rhombus in question

For C. we have √(26² + 48²) = 55.59 ≠ 50 therefore these are not the length of diagonals of the rhombus in question

For D. we have √(30² + 40²) = 50 therefore these are possible lengths of diagonals of the rhombus in question.