The diagonals of a rhombus are $16$ cm and $12$ cm. Find its area.

The diagonals of a rhombus are $16$ cm and $12$ cm. Find its area.
  1. $96 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  2. $192 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  3. $48 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  4. $28 \text{ cm}^{2}$

Solution

Area of rhombus $= \dfrac{1}{2}\times d_{1}\times d_{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}\times 16 \times 12 = 96 \text{ cm}^{2}$.

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