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Diagonals of a rhombus are in the ratio 2:3. IF a side of a rhombus is 10. Find the measures of the diagonals.

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Let the measure of the diagonals of the rhombus be 2x and 3x.The length of the side of the rhombus is 10 units.Using the theorem which states that:If a is the length of side of a rhombus and p, q be the lengths of its diagonals, thenp2+q2=4a2, we can write2x2+3x2=410213x2=400x2=40013=30.77x=30.77=5.54 Therefore, the lengths of the digonals are2x=2×5.54=11.08 unitsand 3x=3×5.54=16.62 units.

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