If x = 8 units, y = 4 units, and h = 4 units, find the area of the rhombus shown above using decomposition.

A.
16 square units
B.
64 square units
C.
32 square units
D.
12 square units

Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
2 months ago

The area of a rhombus can be calculated by multiplying the diagonals and dividing by 2.

First, we need to find the lengths of the diagonals.
One diagonal can be calculated using the formula: d₁ = √(x² + y²)
d₁ = √(8² + 4²)
d₁ = √(64 + 16)
d₁ = √80
d₁ = 8√5 units

The other diagonal can be calculated using the formula: d₂ = √(h² + y²)
d₂ = √(4² + 4²)
d₂ = √(16 + 16)
d₂ = √32
d₂ = 4√2 units

Now, we can calculate the area:
Area = (d₁ * d₂) / 2
Area = (8√5 * 4√2) / 2
Area = (32√10) / 2
Area = 16√10 square units

Therefore, the area of the rhombus is approximately 50.56 square units, which is closest to answer C. 32 square units.

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