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A rectangle has a diagonal of 10 cm and one side of 6 cm. What is its area?

Class 9Rectangle, Rhombus and SquareGeometry — Quadrilaterals

A $80 cm^{2}$
B $24 cm^{2}$
C $48 cm^{2}$
D $60 cm^{2}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Other side = √

(1 0^{2} - 6^{2}) =

√64 = 8 cm. Area =

6 \times 8 = 48 cm^{2} . (60 cm^{2}

multiplies the diagonal by a side.)

Answer: C)

48 cm^{2}

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