Area of a Rhombus

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Find the area of the following rhombuses (not to scale). Use the b x h method.

4 cm

h = 5 cm

h = 8 cm
h = 5 cm

6 cm

9 cm

Area: Area: Area:

4 cm
m
h = 4.5 c

h = 2.5 cm
h = 6 cm

2 cm

7 cm

Area: Area: Area:

6.5 cm
8 cm
8 cm
h = 7.5 cm
h =7 cm
h = 6 cm

Area: Area: Area:

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 Answers

Find the area of the following rhombuses (not to scale). Use the b x h method.

4 cm

h = 5 cm

h = 8 cm
h = 5 cm

6 cm

9 cm

2 2 2
Area: 20 cm Area: 30 cm Area: 72 cm

4 cm
m
h = 4.5 c

h = 2.5 cm
h = 6 cm

2 cm

7 cm

2 2 2
Area: 42 cm Area: 18 cm Area: 5 cm

6.5 cm
8 cm
8 cm
h = 7.5 cm
h =7 cm
h = 6 cm

2 2 2
Area: 39 cm Area: 56 cm Area: 60 cm

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