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  • 22-02-2020
  • Mathematics
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A rhombus has an area of 108 square units. The lengths of its diagonals have a ratio of 3 to 2. What is the length of the longest diagonal, in units?

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kudzordzifrancis
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  • 01-03-2020

Answer:

18 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the diagonals be x:y=3:2

From this , we have:

[tex]y= \frac{2}{3} y[/tex]

The area of a rhombus, is given by:

[tex] \frac{1}{2} \times product \: of \: diagonals[/tex]

This means:

[tex] \frac{1}{2} xy[/tex]

This is equal to 108 as given in the question.

We substitute to get:

[tex] \frac{1}{2} x \times \frac{2}{3}x = 108 [/tex]

This means:

[tex] {x}^{2} = 324[/tex]

[tex]x = \sqrt{324} =1 8[/tex]

The longest diagonal is 18

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