Question

The area of a rhombus of side 7 cm and altitude 8 cm is-

• A. 56 sq.cm.
• B. 65 sq.cm.
• C. 44 sq.cm.
• D. 59 sq.cm.

Answer 1

The correct option is A 56 sq.cm.

Note that altitude is the same as height of a figure.
Area of rhombus = base $\times$ corresponding height = 7 cm $\times$ 8 cm = 56 sq.cm.

[A rhombus is a parallelogram with equal sides and diagonals that are perpendicular to each other]