Question

In rhombus ABCD, diagonals AC and BD intersect at point E. If AE = 5cm and BE = 12 cm, what is the length of AC?

a-24 cm
b-17cm
c-7 cm
d-10 cm

Answer 1

Length of AC is 10 cm

Explanation:

Here , we are interested in calculating the length of the diagonal AC.

Please check attachment for the pictorial representation;

From the diagram, we can see that the length

AC = AE + EC

Also, the length AE = EC

So the value of AC = 5cm + 5cm = 10 cm