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OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

Plz check

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct. In any rhombus, the diagonals bisect each other. A square is a special case of a rhombus.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Shortest definition of square: A square is a rectangular rhombus.

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

and the answer is 5?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Notice the first word of my first response above.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Yes, you are correct.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

5 cm is the answer.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

When segments bisect each other, they split each other into a pair of congruent segments.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Also, in any rectangle, the diagonals are congruent. A square is a rectangle.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Ok, let me show you the logic in the steps of answering this question.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

BD and AC are the diagonals of a square. A square is a rectangle. The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent. Therefore, BD and AC are congruent. The diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other. That makes all the segments of the diagonals, AE, CE, DE and BE congruent and half of 10 cm. All half diagonals are 5 cm. Segment AE is a half diagonal, so AE has length 5 cm.

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