Area of a Rhombus

XAT 2018 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Easy · Quantitative Aptitude

If the diagonals of a rhombus of side 15 cm15\text{ cm} are in the ratio 3:43:4, find the area of the rhombus.

  1. A.

    54 sq. cm.

  2. B.

    108 sq. cm.

  3. C.

    144 sq. cm.

  4. D.

    200 sq. cm.

  5. E.

    None of the above

Answer

E

Explanation

Let the lengths of the semi-diagonals be 3x3x and 4x4x. Since the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at right angles: (3x)2+(4x)2=152  ⟹  25x2=225  ⟹  x=3(3x)^2 + (4x)^2 = 15^2 \implies 25x^2 = 225 \implies x = 3

So the semi-diagonals are 9 cm9\text{ cm} and 12 cm12\text{ cm}, which means the full diagonals are d1=18 cmd_1 = 18\text{ cm} and d2=24 cmd_2 = 24\text{ cm}.

Area=12×d1×d2=12×18×24=216 sq. cm\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times d_1 \times d_2 = \frac{1}{2} \times 18 \times 24 = 216\text{ sq. cm}

Since 216 sq. cm216\text{ sq. cm} is not among options A, B, C, D, the correct choice is Option E.

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