Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
The length of one side of a rhombus is 6.5 cm and its altitude is 10 cm. If the length of one of its diagonals is 26 cm, find the length of the other diagonal.
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Explanation
Area of rhombus $=(6.5 \times 10) \mathrm{cm}^{2}=65 \mathrm{cm}^{2}$. Let the length of the other diagonal be $x \mathrm{cm}$. Then, $\frac{1}{2} \times 26 \times x=65$ or $x=5 \mathrm{cm}$. Hence, length of the other diagonal = 5 cm.