Question
A rhombus has sides 10 cm long and an angle of 60 degrees. Find the distance between a pair of opposite sides.
can u plz post the answer down with explanation.
thanx, :)
can u plz post the answer down with explanation.
thanx, :)
Answers
Steve
since all the sides are equal, the altitude is
10 sin60° = 5√3
To see this, draw the rhombus ABCD and drop an altitude from D to AB. Now you have a right triangle with hypotenuse=10 and base angle=60°
10 sin60° = 5√3
To see this, draw the rhombus ABCD and drop an altitude from D to AB. Now you have a right triangle with hypotenuse=10 and base angle=60°
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BD=10 and AC=10√3