Answer:
A) 384
B) 576
Step-by-step explanation:
the area of a rhombus is
pq/2
First Rhombus
we have p but to find q we can cut the triangle in half to form a right triangle, that allows us to use the Pythagorean theorem
20² = 12² + b²
400 - 144 = b²
b² = 256
b = 16
since the height (b) is half the rhombus, we double it to get q
p = 24
q = 32
a = [tex]\frac{24*32}{2}[/tex]
a = 384
Second Rhombus
Since rhombuses are parallelograms, we can use its area formula (b)(h)
a = (24)(24)
a = 576
