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Understanding Shapes - II (Special Types of Quadrilaterals) — Maths STD 8 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8MathsUnderstanding Shapes - II (Special Types of Quadrilaterals)5 Marks
Question
ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at O. If AB = 10cm, diagonal BD = 16cm, find the length of diagonal AC.
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Answer


We know that the diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles.
$\therefore\text{BO}=\frac{1}{2}\text{BD}=\Big(\frac{1}{2}\times16\Big)\text{cm}$
$=8\text{cm}$
$\text{AB}=10\text{cm}$ and $\angle\text{AOB}=90^\circ$
From right $\triangle\text{AOB}$:
$\text{AB}^2=\text{AO}^2+\text{BO}^2$
$\Rightarrow\text{AO}^2=\big(\text{AB}^2-\text{BO}^2\big)$
$\Rightarrow\text{AO}^2=\big(10\big)^2-\big(8\big)^2\text{cm}^2$
$\Rightarrow\text{AO}^2=\big(100-64\big)\text{cm}^2$
$\Rightarrow\text{AO}^2=36\text{cm}^2$
$\Rightarrow\text{AO}=\sqrt{36}\text{cm}=6\text{cm}$
$\therefore\text{AC}=2\times\text{AO}$
$= \big(2\times6\big)\text{cm}$
$=12\text{cm}$

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