Question:
Find the area of a rhombus whose perimeter is 80 m and one of whose diagonal is 24 m.
Solution:
Given,
Perimeter of a rhombus = 80 m
As we know,
Perimeter of a rhombus = 4 × side = 4 × a
4 × a = 80 m
a = 20 m
Let AC = 24 m
Therefore OA = 1/2 × AC
OA = 12 m
In triangle AOB
$\mathrm{OB}^{2}=\mathrm{AB}^{2}-\mathrm{OA}^{2}$
$\mathrm{OB}^{2}=20^{2}-12^{2}$
OB = 16 m
Also, OB = OD because diagonal of rhombus bisect each other at 90°
Therefore, BD = 2 OB = 2 × 16 = 32 m
Area of rhombus = 1/2 × BD × AC
Area of rhombus = 1/2 × 32 × 24
Area of rhombus $=384 \mathrm{~m}^{2}$