Question

Find the area of the rhombus. Leave your answer in simplest radical form. One angle is 60 degrees and one side is 8 and I don't know how to leave the answer in simplest radical form...

Answer 1

First, do you kknw what it maeans for it to be a rhombus?

Answer 2

I know what a rhombus is, I just dont know how to solve it to be in simplest radical form :/

Answer 3

Ah, well, if you get a radical, simplify.

Answer 4

How would start off?
Like, I dont know how to solve the question.

Answer 5

Well, to find the area upi need the Altitude or Height and the Base. Those are multiplied.

Answer 6

I'll show you a picture really fast.

Answer 7

I have one. I know what a rhombus is too! Hehe.

Answer 8

Thank you for helping me by the way.

Answer 9

np. So, because it is a rhombus, what do you know about the angles and sides?

Answer 10

Look at this.

Answer 11

This shows the rhombus and the angles and sides.

Answer 12

Is that 8 supposed to be on the median? Cause that changes things!

Answer 13

Lol yeah, see. I have no clue...

Answer 14

That makes it easier!

Answer 15

Oh, it does?

Answer 16

So, back to the part where I asked, what does it being a rhombus tell you about the angles?

Answer 17

That they're parallel?

Answer 18

Well, it tells you that about the sides, but I said angles. Want to start with those.

Answer 19

Oh the angles, um.. I didn't get taught about what makes the rhombus a rhombus because of the angles.

Answer 20

I'm home schooled and I basically have to read up on everything without getting face to face help on most of my work... So its kind of hard for me to understand most of the things i'm being taught.

Answer 21

OK... Well, did you learn about what happens with parallel lines and angles? Like when one line crosses a pair of parallel lines?

Answer 22

Yes, I remember something like that.

Answer 23

Since a rhombus is made of parallel sides, and parallel sides can be extended into parallel lines, lets work with that!

Answer 24

Okay.