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Area, SM-Bank 147

Calculate the area of the following rhombus in millimetres squared.  (2 marks)

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\(96\ \text{mm}^2\)

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\(\text{Length of diagonal 1:}\ x=16\ \text{mm}\)

\(\text{Length of diagonal 2:}\ y=12\ \text{mm}\)

\(\text{Area of rhombus}\) \(=\dfrac{1}{2}xy\)
  \(=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 16\times 12\)
  \(=96\ \text{mm}^2\)