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Area, SM-Bank 146

Calculate the area of the following rhombus. All measurements are in metres.   (2 marks)

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\(90.24\ \text{m}^2\)

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\(\text{Length of diagonal 1:}\ x=14.1\ \text{m}\)

\(\text{Length of diagonal 2:}\ y=12.8\ \text{m}\)

\(\text{Area of rhombus}\) \(=\dfrac{1}{2}xy\)
  \(=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 14.1\times 12.8\)
  \(=90.24\ \text{m}^2\)