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Geometry Level 2

ABCD is a Rhombus. If AC : BD is 3:4 and the area of the Rhombus is 384. Find the Side (S=AB=BC=CD=DA) of the Rhombus.


The answer is 20.

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1 solution

Ratnadip Kuri
Jan 17, 2015

Let, AC and BD are intersect at O. So, area of right triangle AOB is= 384/4=96. While AC:BD = 3:4 then AO:BO=3:4, AO= 3 B O 4 \frac{3BO}{4}

Now from right triangle AOB,

1 2 × B O × A O = 96 \frac{1}{2} \times BO \times AO=96

1 2 × B O × 3 × B O 4 = 96 \frac{1}{2} \times BO \times \frac{3 \times BO}{4} = 96

So, BO=16 and then AO=12

so, side A B = A O 2 + B O 2 AB=\sqrt{AO^2+BO^2}

A B = 1 2 2 + 1 6 2 AB=\sqrt{12^2+16^2}

A B = 144 + 256 AB=\sqrt{144+256}

A B = 400 AB=\sqrt{400}

A B = 20 AB= 20

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