o of the two quads (rhombus and parallelogram) which one's diaonal length can be determined unambiguously given a side length
2007-01-17 13:51:10 · 3 answers · asked by i_need_answers 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Well, a rhombus is a type of parallelogram, so anything you can determine about a parallelogram, you can determine about a rhombus, but there are some thing about a rhombus that you can determine easier than a parallelogram. It's like saying all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
Unfortunately, you can't determine a diagonal length unambiguously given only a single side. Even given every side, that necessitates more information. You must be able to find the inner angles of the rhombus/parallelogram, or its height.
This is assuming that we have no other information.
2007-01-17 14:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zach T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot determine the length of either diagonal of a rhombus given only the length of its side.
If you know two adjoining sides of a parallelogram (by implication, you know all four), then you can find the length of the diagonal by a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
As the question is written, you can't do either. You must know two adjoining sides of a parallelogram.
2007-01-17 21:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by Steve A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither.
The angles can vary.
2007-01-17 22:37:10 · answer #3 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋