The length of each side of the rhombus PQRS is equal to the geometric mean of the lengths of its diagonals. What is the size in degrees of the obtuse angle PQR?
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Quite easy one...
We know that area of triangle is 1/2absin(C)
Here, area is a^2/2 (by using the gm property given in the question)
Also area is a^2{sin(S)} getting sin (S)=1/2 and S=150
Can you add more details to your solution? It's not immediately clear what you are referring to. Is a supposed to be the side of the rhombus? How do you know that the area must be 2 a 2 ?
As the side length 'a' is the geometric mean of diagonals say 'm' & 'n' , So we can say that m n = a S o , m n = a 2 A n d 2 m n = 2 a 2 T h i s g i v e s t h e a r e a o f t h e r h o m b u s . . .
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Thanks for clarifying. Can you edit that into the solution?
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Let Q represent the measure of ∠ P Q R (in degrees). The measure of ∠ P S R is 1 8 0 − Q (I'll leave that to you to prove). Let a be the side length of the rhombus. Applying the law of cosines to triangles △ P Q R and △ P S R , I get the equations: d 1 = a 2 + a 2 − 2 a 2 cos ( Q ) and d 2 = a 2 + a 2 − 2 a 2 cos ( 1 8 0 − Q ) . Simplifying... d 1 = a 2 ( 1 − cos Q ) and d 2 = a 2 ( 1 + cos Q ) . Now, applying the condition that the length of the one of the sides of the rhombus is equal to the geometric mean of the lengths of the diagonals, I get a = a 2 ( 1 − cos ( Q ) ) a 2 ( 1 + cos ( Q ) ) ⇒ a 2 = 2 a 2 1 − cos 2 ( Q ) ⇒ 2 1 = sin 2 ( Q ) ⇒ 2 1 = sin ( Q ) . Since Q is obtuse, Q = 1 5 0 ∘ .