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How do you prove that the diagonals in a rhombus divide the rhombus into four congruent triangles?
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∙ 8y ago
The proof is fairly long but relatively straightforward. You may find it easier to follow if you have a diagram: unfortunately, the support for graphics on this browser are hopelessly inadequate.
Suppose you have a rhombus ABCD so that AB = BC = CD = DA. Also AB DC and AD BC.
Suppose the diagonals of the rhombus meet at P.
Now AB DC and BD is an intercept. Then angle ABD = angle BDC.
Also, in triangle ABD, AB = AD. therefore angle ABD = angle ADC.
while in triangle BCD, BC = CD so that angle DBC = angle BDC.
Similarly, it can be shown that angle BAC = angle CAD = angle DCA = angle ACB.
Now consider triangles ABP and CBP. angle ABP (ABD) = angle CBP ( CBD or DBC),
sides AB = BC
and angle BAP (BAC) = angle BCP (BCA = ACB).
Therefore, by SAS, the two triangles are congruent.
In the same way, triangles BCP and CPD can be shown to congruent as can triangles CPD and DPA. That is, all four triangles are congruent.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoIt is proven by the fact that a rhombus has 4 equal sides and that its diagonals intersect each other at right angles thus producing 4 congruent right angle triangles.
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Yes
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Yes.
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Yes, they do.
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Where did the area of a rhombus come from?
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