The area of a rhombus is 120 cm2 and one of its diagonals is 24 cm. Each side of the rhombus is


Given: A rhombus ABCD


Diagonal AC = 24 cm


Area = 120 cm2


Area of the rhombus = × AC × BD


Therefore,


× AC × BD = × 24 × BD = 120


24 × BD = 120 × 2


BD = = 10 cm


OB = = = 5 cm


OA = = = 12 cm


Now,


In AOB using Pythagoras theorem


AB2 = OA2 + OB2


AB2 = 122 + 52


AB2 = 144 + 25


AB2 = 169


AB = 13


Therefore length of each side of the rhombus = 13 cm

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