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Finding the Area of Rhombus
A rhombus is a parallelogram with four congruent
( equal in length ) sides. The plural of rhombus is
rhombi or rhombuses
All sides of a
rhombus are equal
in length.
Opposite sides are
parallel two each
other.
Area of Rhombus formula is
Formula number 2:
Rhombus and parallelogram use the same area formula. The
formula is A = bh
b is the length of a base.
h is the height.
Example: Find the area of the rhombus in the picture above with a height
4cm.
Area = 8cm • 4 = 32 cm
The rhombus is often called a diamond, after the diamonds suit in a pack
of playing cards.