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Question
Find the area of rhombus PQRS shown in the following figure.
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Solution
Given the diagonals d1 = 16 cm, d2 = 8 cm
Area of the rhombus = `1/2` (d1 × d2) sq.units
= `1/2` × 16 × 8 cm2
= 64 cm2
Area of the rhombus = 64 cm2
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