the properties of a rhombus
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Singular: Rhombus Plural: Rhombi
A rhombus is an equilateral parallelogram (quadrilateral) -a polygon with four equal sides in length
Other terms for a rhombus is a diamond or lozenge
Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors to each other
Interior and exterior angles equal to 360 degrees
All sides are congruent
rhombus forms two congruent isosceles triangles
Consecutive angles are supplementary
The diagonals of a rhombus forms a right triangle
Base: Any side of the rhombus can be considered a base
Altitude: The perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite side
Area: The product of both diagonals divided by 2 (D1 x D2)/2
Common area: (base x altitude)
Perimeter: The distance around the rhombus (sum of the lengths)
DIAGRAM OF TWO RHOMBI RHOMBIC TILING
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