Find the area of the rhombus if EL = 6.0 cm and KE = 8.5 cm.

Answer:
The answer is 102 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
Data
EL = 6.0 cm
KE = 8.5 cm
Formula
area = (d1) ( d2)/2
where :
d₁ is the length of a diagonal
d₂ is the length of the other diagonal
So we need to multiply each data by two because we only have half of the length needed.
Then:
d₁ = 6.0 x 2 = 12 cm
d₂ = 8.5 x 2 = 17 cm
Finally, we substitute the values in the formula
area = (12)(17)/2 = 102 cm²
Answer:
102 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
The area (A) of a rhombus is calculated as
A = 0.5 × product of diagonals
The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors of each other, thus
KM = 2 × KE = 2 × 8.5 = 17
JL = 2 × EL = 2 × 6 = 12
Hence
A = 0.5 × 12 × 17 = 6 × 17 = 102 cm²