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Answer:

24 units²

Explanation:

A rhombus is divided into 4 right triangles when it's two diagonals intersect at right angles. All the sides are of equal lengths.

Therefore, a simple method to use to find the area of the given rhombus is to calculate the area of one of the right triangles, and multiply by 4.

Area of right triangle = ½*base*height

Height = 3

Base =
√(5^2 - 3^2) = √(16) = 4 (Pythagorean theorem)

Area of right triangle = ½*4*3 = 2*3 = 6 units²

Area of rhombus = 4(6 units²) = 24 units²

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