ACT Math : Quadrilaterals

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Rhombuses

If the area of a rhombus is , and the length of one of its diagonals is , what must be the length of the other diagonal?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a rhombus.

Plug in the given area and diagonal length. Solve for the other diagonal.

Example Question #11 : Rhombuses

A rhombus contains diagonals with the length  and . Find the area of the rhombus.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The equation for the area of a rhombus is given by:

where  and  are the two diagonal lengths. 

This problem very quickly becomes one of the "plug and chug" type, where the given values just need to be substituted into the equation and the equation then solved. By plugging in the values given, we get:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Rhombus

Find the area of a rhombus if the diagonals lengths are  and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a rhombus:

Substitute the given lengths of the diagonals and solve:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Rhombus

Find the area of a rhombus if the diagonals lengths are  and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for finding the area of a rhombus. Substitute the diagonals and evaluate.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rhombus

If a side length of a rhombus is half, what is the perimeter of the rhombus?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula to find the perimeter of a rhombus.

Substitute the side length and simplify.

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rhombus

Find the perimeter of a rhombus if the side length is .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula to find the perimeter of a rhombus.

Substitute the side length and solve.

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Rhombus

If the side length of a rhombus is , what is the perimeter?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the perimeter of a rhombus.

Substitute the side length and solve for the perimeter.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rhombus

If the diagonals of a rhombus were  and , what is the side length of the rhombus?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula used to find the rhombus side length given 2 diagonals.

Substitute both diagonals in the equation and simplify.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rhombus

A rhombus has a perimeter of . Find the length for one side of the rhombus.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter formula for a rhombus is the same formula used to find the perimeter of a square. This is because both shapes, by definition, have  equivalent sides. Thus, the total perimeter is the sum of all  sides. 

To solve this problem, apply the perimeter formula for a rhombus: 
By applying the perimeter formula, the solution is:





Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rhombus

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Using the rhombus shown above, find the length of side 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter formula for a rhombus is the same formula used to find the perimeter of a square. This is because both shapes, by definition, have  equivalent sides. Thus, the total perimeter is the sum of all  sides. 

To solve this problem, apply the perimeter formula for a rhombus: 
By applying the perimeter formula, the solution is:





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