If the diagonals of a rhombus are 12 cm and 16 cm, find the length of each side.


We know in rhombus diagonals bisect each other at right angle.


In ΔAOB


AO = , BO =


Using pythagorous theorem in ΔAOB


AB2 = AO2 + BO2


AB2 = 62 + 82


AB2 = 36 + 64


AB2 = 100


AB = = 10cm


Therefore each side of a rhombus is 10cm.


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