What is the area of a rhombus, if its smaller diagonal is 14 cm and side is 25 cm?

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Rhombus Formulas & Constraints
Corner Angles: A, B, C, D
Diagonals: p, q
Perimeter: P
Rhombus Calculations:
What is the Area of a Rhombus?
Area of Rhombus Formula
Derivation for Rhombus Area Formula
How to Calculate Area of Rhombus?
Area of Rhombus Using Diagonals: Method 1
Area of Rhombus Using Base and Height: Method 2
Area of Rhombus Using Trigonometry: Method 3
Solved Problem on Area of Rhombus Formula
Practice Questions
More Topics Related to Rhombus Area:

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These 2 drawings refer to the same single rhombus. a = side lengths p = longer diagonal length q = shorter diagonal length h = height A, B, C, D = corner angles K = area P = perimeter

π = pi = 3.1415926535898

√ = square root

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Calculate certain variables of a rhombus depending on the inputs provided. Calculations include side lengths, corner angles, diagonals, height, perimeter and area of a rhombus.

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and all sides equal length. A rhombus whose angles are all right angles is called a square. A rhombus (or diamond) is a parallelogram with all 4 sides equal length.

Units: Note that units of length are shown for convenience. They do not affect the calculations. The units are in place to give an indication of the order of the calculated results such as ft, ft2 or ft3. Any other base unit can be substituted.

Rhombus Formulas & Constraints

Corner Angles: A, B, C, D

A = C
B = D
A + B = 180° = π radians
for a rhombus that is not a square,
- 0 < A< 90° (0 < A < π/2)
- 90° < B < 180° (π/2 < B < π)

Area: K

with A and B in radians,

K = ah = a2 sin(A) = a2 sin(B) = pq/2

Height: h

h = ha = hb
h = a sin(A) = a sin(B)

Diagonals: p, q

p = a √( 2 + 2 cos(A) ) = a √( 2 - 2 cos(B) )
q = a √( 2 - 2 cos(A) ) = a √( 2 + 2 cos(B) )
p2 + q2 = 4a2

Perimeter: P

P = 4a

Rhombus Calculations:

The following formulas, based on those above, are used within this calculator for the selected calculation choices.

Calculate B, C, D | Given A
Given angle A calculate angles B, C and D
Calculate A, C, D | Given B
Given angle B calculate angles A, C and D
Calculate a | Given P
Given the perimeter calculate side a
Calculate P | Given a
Given side length a calculate the perimeter
Calculate B, p, q, h, P, K | Given a, A
Given side length a and angle A calculate the diagonals, perimeter, height, area and angles B, C and D
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- P = 4a
- h = a sin(A)
- K = ah
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate A, B, q, h, P, K | Given a, p
Given side length a and diagonal p calculate diagonal q, perimeter, height, area and angles A, B, C and D
- A = arccos( 1 - (p2 / 2a2) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- h = a sin(A)
- P = 4a
- K = a2 sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate A, B, p, h, P, K | Given a, q
Given side length and diagonal q calculate diagonal p, perimeter, height, area and angles A, B, C and D
- A = arccos( 1 + (q2 / 2a2) )
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- h = a sin(A)
- P = 4a
- K = a2 sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate A, B, p, q, P, K | Given a, h
Given side length and height calculate the diagonals, perimeter, area and angles A, B, C and D
- A = arcsin(h/a)
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- P = 4a
- K = a2 sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate A, B, p, q, h, P | Given a, K
Given side length and area calculate the diagonals, perimeter, height and angles A, B, C and D
- A = arcsin(K/a2)
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- h = a sin(A)
- P = 4a
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate a, A, B, p, q, P | Given K, h
Given area and height calculate side length, diagonals, perimeter and angles A, B, C and D
- a = K / h
- P = 4a
- A = arcsin(K/a2)
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate a, A, B, q, h, P | Given K, p
Given diagonal p and area calculate the perimeter, height, side length, diagonal q and angles A, B, C and D
- q = 2K / p
- a = √(p2 + q2) / 2
- P = 4a
- A = arccos( 1 - (p2 / 2a2) )
- h = a sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate a, A, B, p, h, P | Given K, q
Given diagonal q and area calculate the perimeter, height, side length, diagonal p and angles A, B, C and D
- p = 2K / q
- a = √(p2 + q2) / 2
- P = 4a
- A = arccos( 1 + (q2 / 2a2) )
- h = a sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate a, B, p, q, P, K | Given A, h
Given angle A and height calculate side a, angles B, C and D, diagonals, perimeter and area
- a = h / sin(A)
- P = 4a
- p = √( 2a2 + 2a2 cos(A) )
- q = √( 2a2 - 2a2 cos(A) )
- K = a2 sin(A)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
Calculate a, A, B, h, P, K | Given p, q
Given diagonal p and diagonal q calculate the side length, angles A, B, C and D, height, perimeter, and area
- a = √(p2 + q2) / 2
- P = 4a
- K = (p * q) / 2
- A = arcsin( K / a2)
- B = 180° - A
- C = A
- D = B
- h = a sin(A)

References

Zwillinger, Daniel (Editor-in-Chief). CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 31st Edition New York, NY: CRC Press, p. 323, 2003.

Weisstein, Eric W. "Rhombus." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. Rhombus.

In geometry, a rhombus is a special type of parallelogram in which two pairs of opposite sides are congruent. That means all the sides of a rhombus are equal. Students often get confused with square and rhombus. The main difference between a square and a rhombus is that all the internal angles of a square are right angles, whereas they are not right angles for a rhombus. In this article, you will learn how to find the area of a rhombus using various parameters such as diagonals, side & height, and side and internal angle, along with solved examples in each case.

What is the Area of a Rhombus?

The area of a rhombus can be defined as the amount of space enclosed by a rhombus in a two-dimensional space. To recall, a rhombus is a type of quadrilateral projected on a two dimensional (2D) plane, having four sides that are equal in length and are congruent.

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Area of Rhombus Formula

Different formulas to find the area of a rhombus are tabulated below:

Formulas to Calculate Area of Rhombus
Using Diagonals	A = ½ × d1 × d2
Using Base and Height	A = b × h
Using Trigonometry	A = b2 × Sin(a)

Where,

d1 = length of diagonal 1
d2 = length of diagonal 2
b = length of any side
h = height of rhombus
a = measure of any interior angle

Derivation for Rhombus Area Formula

Consider the following rhombus: ABCD

Let O be the point of intersection of two diagonals AC and BD.

The area of the rhombus will be:

A = 4 × area of ∆ AOB

= 4 × (½) × AO × OB sq. units

= 4 × (½) × (½) d1 × (½) d2 sq. units

= 4 × (1/8) d1 × d2 square units

= ½ × d1 × d2

Therefore, the Area of a Rhombus = A = ½ × d1 × d2

Where d1 and d2 are the diagonals of the rhombus.

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How to Calculate Area of Rhombus?

The methods to calculate the area of a rhombus are explained below with examples. There exist three methods for calculating the area of a rhombus, they are:

Method 1: Using Diagonals
Method 2: Using Base and Height
Method 3: Using Trigonometry (i.e., using side and angle)

Area of Rhombus Using Diagonals: Method 1

Consider a rhombus ABCD, having two diagonals, i.e. AC & BD.

Step 1: Find the length of diagonal 1, i.e. d1. It is the distance between A and C. The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other by making 4 right triangles when they intersect each other at the centre of the rhombus.

Step 2: Find the length of diagonal 2, i.e. d2 which is the distance between B and D.

Step 3: Multiply both the diagonals, d1, and d2.

Step 4: Divide the result by 2.

The resultant will give the area of a rhombus ABCD.

Let us understand more through an example.

Example 1: Calculate the area of a rhombus having diagonals equal to 6 cm and 8 cm.

Solution:

Given that,

Diagonal 1, d1 = 6 cm

Diagonal 2, d2 = 8 cm

Area of a rhombus, A = (d1 × d2) / 2

= (6 × 8) / 2

= 48 / 2

= 24 cm2

Hence, the area of the rhombus is 24 cm2.

Area of Rhombus Using Base and Height: Method 2

Step 1: Find the base and the height of the rhombus. The base of the rhombus is one of its sides, and the height is the altitude which is the perpendicular distance from the chosen base to the opposite side.

Step 2: Multiply the base and the calculated height.

Let us understand this through an example:

Example 2: Calculate the area of a rhombus if its base is 10 cm and height is 7 cm.

Solution:

Given,

Base, b = 10 cm

Height, h = 7 cm

Area, A = b × h

= 10 × 7 cm2

A = 70 cm2

Area of Rhombus Using Trigonometry: Method 3

This method is used to calculate the area of the rhombus when the side and one of its internal angles are given.

Step 1: Square the length of any of the sides.
Step 2: Multiply it by Sine of one of the angles.

Let us see how to find the area of a rhombus using the side and angle in the below example.

Example 3: Calculate the area of a rhombus if the length of its side is 2 cm and one of its angles A is 30 degrees.

Solution:

Given,

Side = s = 2 cm

Angle A = 30 degrees

Square of side = 2 × 2 = 4

Area, A = s2 × sin (30°)

A = 4 × 1/2

A = 2 cm2

Solved Problem on Area of Rhombus Formula

Question: Find the area of the rhombus having each side equal to 17 cm and one of its diagonals equal to 16 cm.

Solution:

Area of Rhombus Example Question

ABCD is a rhombus in which AB = BC = CD = DA = 17 cm

Diagonal BD = 16 cm (with O being the diagonal intersection point)

Therefore, BO = OD = 8 cm

In ∆ AOD,

AD2 = AO2 + OD2

⇒ 172 = AO2 + 82

⇒ 289 = AO2 + 64

⇒ 225 = AO2

⇒ AO = 15 cm

Therefore, AC = 2 × AO

= 2 × 15

= 30 cm

Now, the area of the rhombus

= ½ × d1 × d2

= ½ × 16 × 30

= 240 cm2

Practice Questions

Find the height of the rhombus, whose area is 175 cm² and perimeter is 100 cm.
Calculate the area of a rhombus with a side of 5 cm, and one of the internal angles is 120 degrees.
If the area of a rhombus is 143 sq. units and one of its diagonal is 26 units, find the other diagonal.

A rhombus is a type of quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal. Also, the opposite angles of a rhombus are equal and the diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

To calculate the area of a rhombus, the following formula is used:

A = ½ × d1 × d2

To find the area of a rhombus when the measures of its height and side are given, use the following formula:

A = Base × Height

The formula to calculate the perimeter of a rhombus of side “a” is:

P = 4a units

If “a” be its sides and “θ” is an included angle, then the formula is:
Area of a Rhombus = a2 sin θ square units.

We know that, Area of Rhombus = (½) × Diagonal 1 × Diagonal 2 Substituting the values, we get

A = (½) × 4 × 6 = 12 cm2.

No, the area of a rhombus is not the same as the area of a square.

The area of a square is the square of its side, whereas the area of a rhombus is the half the product of diagonal 1 and diagonal 2.