So the area is 18
6 x HEIGHT = 18
HEIGHT = 3 from the graph you can see that it is a 3-6-3sqrt(3) triangle with 30,60, 90 degrees
So I would choose A) 30
parallelogram angle
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Rashmi1804
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Logitech,
The area given here is the area of the parallellogram {rhombus} right ??
So how can it be 6*ht = 18 ??
Area of the rhombus = 1/2 * product of the diagnols of the rhombus....
Could you please explain your solution in details ??
The area given here is the area of the parallellogram {rhombus} right ??
So how can it be 6*ht = 18 ??
Area of the rhombus = 1/2 * product of the diagnols of the rhombus....
Could you please explain your solution in details ??
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Rashmi1804
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DanaJ ..I still dint understand how the area is equal to ht *one of the sides...
if it is area= l*b then it is be 6*6 = 36 ...isnt it ?
I checked out for formulae to calc area of the rhombus....all i got is area is half of product of it's diagnols
Okiee....temme onething....area of a square with s=6 and area of a rhombus with s=6 are not equal...are they ??
if it is area= l*b then it is be 6*6 = 36 ...isnt it ?
I checked out for formulae to calc area of the rhombus....all i got is area is half of product of it's diagnols
Okiee....temme onething....area of a square with s=6 and area of a rhombus with s=6 are not equal...are they ??
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A rhombus is a parallelogram, just like a square and a rectangle are both parallelograms. The area of any parolellogram is base * height, which is only the same as length times base for squares and rectangles (because of the 90 degree angles).Rashmi1804 wrote:DanaJ ..I still dint understand how the area is equal to ht *one of the sides...
if it is area= l*b then it is be 6*6 = 36 ...isnt it ?
I checked out for formulae to calc area of the rhombus....all i got is area is half of product of it's diagnols
Okiee....temme onething....area of a square with s=6 and area of a rhombus with s=6 are not equal...are they ??
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