PSAT Math › How to find the length of the diagonal of a rhombus
In Rhombus ,
. If
is constructed, which of the following is true about
?
is acute and equilateral
is acute and isosceles, but not equilateral
is obtuse and isosceles, but not equilateral
is acute and scalene
obtuse and scalene
The figure referenced is below.
Consecutive angles of a rhombus are supplementary - as they are with all parallelograms - so
A diagonal of a rhombus bisects its angles, so
A similar argument proves that .
Since all three angles of measure
, the triangle is acute. It is also equiangular, and, subsequently, equilateral.